| Barrier | Never a barrier 0% | Barrier 25% | Barrier 50% | Barrier 75% | Always a barrier 100% |
| Patients’ reluctance to report pain | 36.9 | 45.3 | 5.5 | 10 | 2.3 |
| Patients’ reluctance to take opioids | 28 | 42.1 | 19.8 | 10.1 | 0 |
| Nursing staff reluctance to give opioids | 27.1 | 29.6 | 20.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Inadequate assessment of pain and pain relief | 16.6 | 41.7 | 36 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Lake of time to assess and control pain | 8.2 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 54.7 | 21.8 |
| Physician reluctance/refusal to give analgesic order | 18.2 | 21.2 | 35.3 | 14.8 | 10.5 |
| Nursing staff reluctance to contact physician for analgesic orders | 0 | 0 | 18 | 51 | 31 |
| Patient history of alcohol abuse or drug addiction | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 29.2 | 64 |
| The responsibility of caring for other acutely ill patients in addition to patients experiencing pain | 19.1 | 26.7 | 35.3 | 10.7 | 8.2 |