Variables

Male surgical ward

Female surgical ward

Female medical ward

Gynecology ward

Male medical ward

ER

p-value

Pain knowledge

14.7 ± 5.6

19.4 ± 2.6

15.5 ± 3.7

10.0 ± 0.6

19.8 ± 2.2

15.2 ± 4.5

<0.001b

Pain management

9.2 ± 3.2

11.0 ± 1.6

9.0 ± 2.4

7.9 ± 0.7

11.5 ± 1.6

9.7 ± 2.9

<0.001b

Pain assessment

3.5 ± 1.7

7.0 ± 1.9

3.9 ± 1.5

0.9 ± 0.7

6.5 ± 1.4

4.7 ± 1.8

<0.001b

Nurses experience in characterizing and treating BTCP

2.4 ± 1.6

4.4 ± 0.9

3.8 ± 1.4

0.4 ± 0.5

4.3 ± 0.6

4.2 ± 0.8

<0.001b

Patient compliance

1.1 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 1.0

1.1 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 0.4

0.8 ± 0.6

0.6 ± 0.5

0.002b