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Table 4 Pain assessment and documentation practices

From: Physicians’ knowledge, perceived barriers, and practices regarding cancer pain management: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Practice

Number (%), N = 109

Occasion of pain assessment

 On every round

71 (65.1)

 On some occasions

26 (23.9)

 On rare occasions

12 (11.0)

Items checked during pain assessment

 Site

98 (89.9)

 Character

95 (87.2)

 Associations

89 (81.7)

 Severity

103 (94.5)

 Time course

81 (74.3)

 Documentation of pain assessment

86 (78.9)