Acute Pain Management and Patient Satisfaction in a Ghanaian Emergency Department

Measurements from 378 patients presenting with acute pain at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Emergency Department. It includes pain severity scores, waiting times for initial assessment and analgesia, and patient satisfaction levels. The data was collected using the Numeric Rating Scale.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between waiting time for analgesia administration and patient satisfaction levels.
• Model predictors of Door-to-Analgesia time using patient education levels (primary, JHS, SHS, tertiary).
• Examine the distribution of pain severity scores (mild, moderate, severe) among the 378 emergency department patients.
• Assess the correlation between pre-treatment and post-treatment pain scores to evaluate treatment effectiveness.

Strengths

• Data from a specific, well-defined study of 378 patients in a clinical setting.
• Includes multiple quantitative measures: pain scores, waiting times, and satisfaction.
• Clear methodology using the standardized Numeric Rating Scale for pain assessment.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 378 patients limits generalizability.
• Data is from a single hospital in Ghana, introducing geographic bias.
• Temporal coverage and specific data collection dates are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Figshare, authored by Kwabena Antwi-Donkor.

Collection Method

Clinical study measuring acute pain characteristics and waiting times using the Numeric Rating Scale.

Time Range

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Geography

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Emergency Department, Ghana.