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Satisfied or not satisfied: pain experiences of patients with sickle cell disease
Author(s) -
Ezenwa Miriam O.,
Molokie Robert E.,
Wang Zaijie Jim,
Suarez Marie L.,
Yao Yingwei,
Wilkie Diana J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.12678
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , post hoc analysis , patient satisfaction , analysis of variance , logistic regression , chronic pain , randomized controlled trial , pain catastrophizing , surgery
Aims To examine the relationship between pain and satisfaction in patients with sickle cell disease. Background Frequency and severity of unrelieved sickle cell pain are positively associated with mortality. Yet, information is scarce on whether sickle cell patients are satisfied with their pain level. Design A cross‐sectional, correlational analysis of baseline data from a randomized clinical trial. Methods A randomized sample of adult outpatients was recruited between February 2007–March 2011. Patients completed the PAIN R eport It ® , containing measures of pain, satisfaction and socio‐demographics. We analysed data using Kendall's rank correlations, analysis of variance, Tukey–Kramer post hoc tests, Fisher's tests and proportional odds logistic regression. Results There were statistically significant correlations between pain outcomes and satisfaction with pain level, but average pain intensity more strongly discriminated groups based on satisfaction with pain level. Among pain variables bivariately associated with patient satisfaction with pain level, only pain expectation maintained its significant relationship with satisfaction with pain level when average pain intensity was controlled. A smaller percentage of our sickle cell patients reported moderate to severe pain intensity (28%) or high composite pain index (39%), while reporting being satisfied with pain their level than reported in earlier studies using different measures and populations (70‐94%). Conclusion Satisfaction with pain level was an unambiguous measure of patient satisfaction and a promising indicator of pain that did not show the paradoxical relationship between satisfaction and pain seen with past measures.