Table 2: Confidence in professional treating a person with chronic pain (0 [not recommended] and 10 [highly recommended]) - ranked post-education from highest to lowest.
Professional treating |
Pre (n=29) |
Post (n=29) |
p-value |
Family Medicine Physician |
7.24 (2.05) |
7.07 (2.12) |
.559 |
Orthopedic Surgeon |
7.59 (2.46) |
5.89 (2.67) |
.015 |
Psychologist |
7.76 (1.3) |
7.66 (2.09) |
.962 |
Physical therapist |
7.24 (1.5) |
8.00 (1.69) |
.600 |
Occupational therapist |
7.43 (1.9) |
7.52 (2.20) |
.734 |
Nurse practitioner |
7.10 (2.02) |
7.14 (2.10) |
.975 |
Chiropractor |
6.59 (2.06) |
6.31 (2.42) |
.666 |
Physician assistant |
7.86 (1.85) |
7.62 (2.13) |
.787 |
Pain Management Specialist |
9.32 (1.12) |
8.62 (1.70) |
.095 |
Massage Therapist |
6.17 (2.14) |
7.00 (2.82) |
.099 |