Table 6 Satisfaction with injection
From: Corticosteroid injection for shoulder pain: single-blind randomized pilot trial in primary care
Criteria | Methylprednisolone acetate with lidocaine (n = 19) | Lidocaine (n = 21) |
|---|---|---|
Responses to first satisfaction question at 2 weeks: | ||
No problems at all | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
Much better | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) |
Slightly better | 10 (53%) | 4 (19%) |
No change | 3 (16%) | 5 (24%) |
Slightly worse | 3 (16%) | 7 (33%) |
Much worse | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) |
Responses to first satisfaction question at 4 weeks: | ||
No problems at all | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) |
Much better | 5 (26%) | 3 (15%) |
Slightly better | 4 (21%) | 5 (25%) |
No change | 6 (32%) | 7 (35%) |
Slightly worse | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) |
Much worse | 2 (11%) | 1 (5%) |
Data missing | 1 | |
Responses to first satisfaction question at 12 weeks: | ||
No problems at all | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
Much better | 5 (26%) | 8 (42%) |
Slightly better | 3 (16%) | 3 (16%) |
No change | 8 (42%) | 3 (16%) |
Slightly worse | 2 (11%) | 0 (0%) |
Much worse | 0 (0%) | 4 (21%) |
Data missing | 2 | |
Responses to second satisfaction question at 2 weeks: | ||
Very pleased | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) |
Fairly pleased | 9 (47%) | 3 (14%) |
Not very pleased | 5 (26%) | 9 (43%) |
Very disappointed | 4 (21%) | 7 (33%) |
Responses to second satisfaction question at 4 weeks: | ||
Very pleased | 4 (24%) | 3 (15%) |
Fairly pleased | 4 (24%) | 4 (20%) |
Not very pleased | 3 (18%) | 6 (30%) |
Very disappointed | 6 (35%) | 7 (35%) |
Data missing | 1 | |
Responses to second satisfaction question at 12 weeks: | ||
Very pleased | 4 (21%) | 4 (21%) |
Fairly pleased | 5 (26%) | 5 (26%) |
Not very pleased | 2 (11%) | 5 (26%) |
Very disappointed | 8 (42%) | 5 (26%) |
Data missing | 2 | |
Responses to third satisfaction question at 2 weeks | ||
No | 2 (10%) | 4 (19%) |
Yes | 14 (74%) | 10 (48%) |
Not sure | 3 (16%) | 7 (33%) |
Responses to third satisfaction question at 4 weeks | ||
No | 4 (21%) | 5 (25%) |
Yes | 14 (74%) | 11 (55%) |
Not sure | 1 (5%) | 4 (20%) |
Data missing | 2 | |
Responses to third satisfaction question at 12 weeks | ||
No | 3 (16%) | 5 (26%) |
Yes | 12 (63%) | 10 (53%) |
Not sure | 4 (21%) | 4 (21%) |
Data missing | 2 |