@entity282 can have a significant effect on @entity1 recovery. An understanding of @entity1 attitudes and concerns about @entity282 is important for identifying ways health care professionals can improve postoperative care. To assess @entity1 ' @entity282 experience and the status of acute @entity158 management, we conducted a national study by using telephone questionnaires. A random sample of 250 adults who had undergone surgical procedures recently in the United States was obtained from National Family Opinion. @entity1 were asked about the severity of @entity158 , treatment, satisfaction with @entity158 medication, @entity1 education, and perceptions about @entity282 and @entity158 medications. Approximately 80% of @entity1 experienced acute @entity158 after surgery. Of these @entity1 , 86% had moderate, severe, or extreme @entity158 , with more @entity1 experiencing @entity158 after discharge than before discharge. Experiencing @entity282 was the most common concern (59%) of @entity1 . Almost 25% of @entity1 who received @entity158 medications experienced adverse effects; however, almost 90% of them were satisfied with their @entity158 medications. Approximately two thirds of @entity1 reported that a health care professional talked with them about their @entity158 . Despite an increased focus on @entity158 management programs and the development of new standards for @entity158 management, many @entity1 continue to experience intense @entity158 after surgery. Additional efforts are required to improve @entity1 ' @entity282 experience. IMPLICATIONS: A survey of 250 US adults who had undergone a recent surgical procedure asked about their @entity282 experience. Approximately 80% of @entity1 experienced @entity158 after surgery. Of these @entity1 , 86% had moderate, severe, or extreme @entity158 . Additional efforts are required to improve @entity1 ' @entity282 experience.

@entity282 experience: results from a national survey suggest XXXX continues to be undermanaged.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain', 'Postoperative pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain', 'postsurgical pain']
@entity282 :: (MESH:D010149,Disease) :: ['postoperative pain']
