Table 3: Awareness of differences between SAO and ROO formulations among physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
SAO: short-acting opioid, ROO: rapid-onset opioid.
Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
p value*1: analysis of variance, p value*2: Tukey-Kramer method.
Field Items Overall (n = 178) ① Physicians (n = 25) ② Nurses (n = 76) ③ Pharmacists (n = 77) p value*1 p value*2
Differences between SAO and ROO formulations Awareness of differences between SAO and ROO formulations 4.8 ± 2.5 5.6 ± 3.1 3.7 ± 2.0 5.6 ± 2.3 <.0001 ① vs ②: p = 0.0020
① vs ③: p = 0.9994
② vs ③: p = <.0001