“…[25][26][27][28]40,42 Although the literature is replete with prescriptive models of how patients should make decisions, 10,21,22,24,31,34,43 no studies were identified that specifically examined patient strategies for making decisions about managing their pain in actual practice. Instead, patients' perspectives on pain management have mainly been addressed with descriptions of their experience, 1,[7][8][9]16,19 their perceived satisfaction with care activities, 20,23,37 and their attitudes concerning the pain experience. 5,39 Common postoperative experiences relating to pain management include patients' refusal to accept analgesia, 8 patients behaving passively about asking for analgesia, and patients believing they have to tolerate pain.…”