Assessment of Nurses' Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Pain Management

Brown, Sylvia T.; Bowman, Josie M.; Eason, Frances Rogers

doi:10.3928/0022-0124-19990501-10

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“…There are few data about physician prescriptional attitudes and the evaluation of patient care in oncology divisions [18]. The problems of pain management in the hospital setting involve, in different ways, nurses [2] as well as physicians [21], and also the discrepancy of pain evaluation between caregivers and patients. Several studies have shown that the regular use of assessment tools for patient pain could improve the caregiver's assistance and reduce patient discomfort [1,3,8].…”

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Pain and its treatment in hospitalized patients with metastatic cancer

Cascinu

Giordani

Agostinelli

et al. 2003

Supportive Care in Cancer

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Pain control in hospitalized cancer patients is not completely satisfactory. The physician's attitude is to underestimate and undertreat pain, while nurses are not adequately trained for timely intervention despite published guidelines for pain management. The findings of this study support the concern of inadequate knowledge and inappropriate attitudes regarding pain management, even in cancer patients hospitalized in medical oncology divisions.

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Pain and its treatment in hospitalized patients with metastatic cancer

Cascinu

Giordani

Agostinelli

et al. 2003

Supportive Care in Cancer

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“…51 Likewise, nurses have knowledge deficits in the understanding of equianalgesic dosing 55 and are unconcerned about the likelihood of opioid addiction in less than 1% when treating pain. 53 To avoid being labeled as a "complainer" and creating a negative impact on their overall care, patients might fail to report their pain 56 and have a low expectation for pain relief. 53 It is found that patients might fear the meaning of pain.…”

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“…53 To avoid being labeled as a "complainer" and creating a negative impact on their overall care, patients might fail to report their pain 56 and have a low expectation for pain relief. 53 It is found that patients might fear the meaning of pain. For instance, pain is a symbol for advancing disease and death approaching in cancer patients.…”

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The Effect of Visual Stimulation via the Eyeglass Display and the Perception of Pain

Tse

Chung

et al. 2002

CyberPsychology & Behavior

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Hospitalization involves anxiety and pain for many people. Unfamiliar hospital settings, various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and the sight and sounds of medical procedures exacerbate pain and anxiety. By blocking off the anxiety-inducing sights and sounds of the hospital surroundings and creating a pleasant environment, an eyeglass display might be able to change the sensation and perception of pain. In this randomized, controlled, crossover study, 72 healthy university student volunteers were asked to wear a light-weight eyeglass that projected a feeling of watching a 52-inch television screen at 6 1/2 feet in distance while pain was produced by a modified tourniquet technique. Subjects were randomly assigned to participate in a V-session or B-session first, with subsequent cross-over. In a V-session, subjects were instructed to wear the eyeglass and watch the soundless display of natural scenery during the inflation. In a B-session, the eyeglass that subjects wore would project a static blank screen. During V-sessions, there was a significant increase in pain threshold (p < 0.001) and pain tolerance (p < 0.001). The degree of immersion was positively correlated with improvement in pain threshold, whereas the anxiety level was negatively correlated with improvement in pain threshold. These findings have implications for using visual stimulation as a positive adjunct to other methods of pain relief and for different pain conditions. This study was considered to be the pioneer use of visual stimulation in the local Chinese community as an adjunct to pain relief.

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“…An American study was carried out by Brown et al (1999) to assess nurses' attitudes and knowledge regarding pain management. A questionnaire was devised using the ''Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain''.…”

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