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Table 4 Pain medications by intervention group (n = 57)

From: Randomized controlled pilot study of an educational video plus telecare for the early outpatient management of musculoskeletal pain among older emergency department patients

 

Usual care (n = 17)

Video only (n = 19)

Video + telecare (n = 21)

Prescription from ED

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Opioid

12 (71)

9 (47)

15 (71)

 NSAID

1 (6)

2 (11)

6 (29)

 Acetaminophen

5 (29)

3 (16)

6 (29)

New meds after the ED

 Opioid

4 (21)

0 (0)

1 (5)

 NSAID

1 (6)

4 (21)

3 (14)

 Acetaminophen

4 (24)

4 (21)

3 (14)

  1. ED emergency department, NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug