Correlates of satisfaction with pain treatment in the acute postoperative period: results from the international PAIN OUT registry.
Patient ratings of satisfaction with their postoperative pain treatment tend to be high even in those with substantial pain. Determinants are poorly understood and have not previously been studied in large-scale, international datasets. PAIN OUT, a European Union-funded acute pain registry and research project, collects patient-reported outcome data on postoperative day 1 using the self-reported International Pain Outcome Questionnaire (IPO), and patient, clinical, and treatment characteristics. We investigated correlates of satisfaction and consistency of effects across centres and countries using multilevel regression modelling. Our sample comprised 16,868 patients (median age 55 years; 55% female) from 42 centres in 11 European countries plus Israel, USA, and Malaysia, who underwent a wide range of surgical procedures, for example, joint, limb, and digestive tract surgeries. Median satisfaction was 9 (interquartile range 7-10) on a 0-10 scale. Three IPO items showed strong associations and explained 35% of the variability present in the satisfaction variable: more pain relief received, higher allowed participation in pain treatment decisions, and no desire to have received more pain treatment. Patient factors and additional IPO items reflecting pain experience (eg, worst pain intensity), pain-related impairment, and information on pain treatment added little explanatory value, partially due to covariate correlations. Effects were highly consistent across centres and countries. We conclude that satisfaction with postoperative pain treatment is associated with the patients' actual pain experience, but more strongly with impressions of improvement and appropriateness of care. To the degree they desire, patients should be provided with information and involved in pain treatment decisions.
Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany Clinic for Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Saarland, Germany Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Department of Anesthesiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Department of Anesthesiology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Matthias
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Schwenkglenks
Hans J
HJ
Gerbershagen
Rod S
RS
Taylor
Esther
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Pogatzki-Zahn
Marcus
M
Komann
Judith
J
Rothaug
Thomas
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Volk
Maryam
M
Yahiaoui-Doktor
Ruth
R
Zaslansky
Silviu
S
Brill
Kristin
K
Ullrich
Debra B
DB
Gordon
Winfried
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Meissner
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012042:Registries; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
PAIN OUT; Pain; Pain registry; Pain treatment; Patient satisfaction; Postoperative pain