Table 7

Use of management processes other than those used as quality indicators, and recorded severity of pain and functional limitation, by cluster

n (column %)Total n (%)ClusterP value*
High (n=659)Moderate (n=184)Low (n=286)None (n=595)
Opioid prescribed557 (33)236 (36)54 (29)94 (33)173 (29)0.06
Oral NSAID prescribed284 (17)130 (20)21 (11)49 (17)84 (14)0.01
X-ray requested263 (15)142 (22)30 (16)52 (18)39 (7)<0.01
n with pain record109264517726370.001†
 No pain16 (1)4 (<1)7 (4)4 (2)1
 Mild pain348 (32)187 (29)69 (39)91 (35)1
 Moderate pain582 (53)357 (55)84 (47)136 (52)5
 Severe pain146 (13)97 (15)17 (10)32 (12)0
n with function record107064617425000.004†
 No limitation101 (9)46 (7)29 (16)26 (10)0
 Mild limitation456 (43)276 (43)73 (42)107 (43)0
 Moderate limitation427 (40)277 (43)57 (33)93 (37)0
 Severe limitation86 (8)47 (7)15 (9)24 (10)0
  • 2 test.

  • †Excluding None cluster.

  • NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.