TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain Management Knowledge and Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals in Primary Medical Centers
AU - Alkhatib, Ghada S.
AU - Al Qadire, Mohammad
AU - Alshraideh, Jafar Alasad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Society for Pain Management Nursing
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - Background/Aim: To investigate the level of knowledge and attitudes related to pain management among nurses and physicians working in primary medical centres in Jordan. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Settings: Study was conducted in seven medical centres affiliated to the Royal Military Medical Services. Participants/Subjects: A sample of 56 physicians and 81 nurses were recruited. Methods: The Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain questionnaire was used to assess participants knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management. Results: Total knowledge scores were calculated and converted to a percentage for each participant, resulting in scores for nurses ranging from 9.51% to 90.24% (mean 45.26%, SD 9.9), and for physicians of 31.7% to 97.56%, (mean 50.6%, SD 13.6). The difference in the total mean scores between nurses and physicians was significant (t = −2.63, df = 135, P = .009), physicians having more knowledge of pain management than nurses. Conclusions: The result of this study indicated that Jordanian healthcare professionals have a low level of knowledge and negative attitudes toward pain management, so educational programmes related to the topic are strongly recommended. The findings also revealed a discrepancy between knowledge and practice. Therefore, guidelines and protocols related to pain assessment and management should be designed and implemented to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice.
AB - Background/Aim: To investigate the level of knowledge and attitudes related to pain management among nurses and physicians working in primary medical centres in Jordan. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Settings: Study was conducted in seven medical centres affiliated to the Royal Military Medical Services. Participants/Subjects: A sample of 56 physicians and 81 nurses were recruited. Methods: The Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain questionnaire was used to assess participants knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management. Results: Total knowledge scores were calculated and converted to a percentage for each participant, resulting in scores for nurses ranging from 9.51% to 90.24% (mean 45.26%, SD 9.9), and for physicians of 31.7% to 97.56%, (mean 50.6%, SD 13.6). The difference in the total mean scores between nurses and physicians was significant (t = −2.63, df = 135, P = .009), physicians having more knowledge of pain management than nurses. Conclusions: The result of this study indicated that Jordanian healthcare professionals have a low level of knowledge and negative attitudes toward pain management, so educational programmes related to the topic are strongly recommended. The findings also revealed a discrepancy between knowledge and practice. Therefore, guidelines and protocols related to pain assessment and management should be designed and implemented to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.08.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 31563514
AN - SCOPUS:85072538699
SN - 1524-9042
VL - 21
SP - 265
EP - 270
JO - Pain Management Nursing
JF - Pain Management Nursing
IS - 3
ER -