Effect of a Nursing In-Service Education Program on Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards Pain Management in a Governmental Hospital in the United Arab Emirates: Experimental Random Assignment Study

Salim, Nezar Ahmed; Joshua, Rennie; AbuBaker, Noora Abdulmajid; Chehab, Fouad; Jose, Ambily

doi:10.1159/000503560

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“…The in-service education pain management programme therefore proved to be effective. [20] This present study also revealed that there was a relationship between the teaching programme and the knowledge of route and other skills required for the administration of postoperative pain drugs. This substantiates a study [21] carried out on 150 undergraduate medical students of Gandhi Medical College, India, for a period of 3 months, which found that of 136 students, 93.4% had seen intramuscular (IM) or intravenous (IV)…”

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Effect of a teaching programme on knowledge of postoperative pain management among nurses at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Olawale

Olorunfemi

Oyewole

et al. 2020

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Postoperative pain is a common, predictable and expected experience following surgery, and if not adequately managed leads to delayed postoperative recovery, poor prognosis, increased mortality and morbidity and increased risk for pain becoming chronic. [1] This can lead to a decline in the patient's functionality and productivity, and consequently have a negative effect on their quality of life. [2] The relief of pain has been and remains one of the major campaigns in the health sector, but regardless of this, studies continue to reveal poor and ineffective postoperative pain management by healthcare providers. [3] This problem has been identified in underdeveloped, developing and developed countries: it is a global challenge. The Institute of Medicine in 2010 described quality in healthcare as 'the degree of healthcare provided to patient populations sufficient to improve their desired health outcomes'. [4] They identified six basic steps to high-quality healthcare: care must be effective; safe and reliable; patient-centred; efficient; timely; and equitable. Adequate pain management has consequently been described as: conducting a detailed clinical assessment of pain, periodically reassessing the patient's responses to pain treatment, and developing a modality of care that is safe, involves the patient and his or her family members and is culturally consistent and developmentally appropriate. [5] Quality pain management training is important in ensuring effective patient care, and this can be achieved by empowering nurses with adequate knowledge and skills needed for the provision of quality postoperative pain management. [6] The drive to improve postoperative pain management has been in place for some time, but nurses continue to experience challenges in this area of practice. [7] Accreditation of healthcare organisations in 2000 specifically demands pain assessment and documentation, staff education in pain management and competency assessments, adequate pain control to allow functional rehabilitation, and education of patients and families on pain and symptom management. [7,8] The fact, however, remains that most professions have neglected the concept of pain in their curriculum at undergraduate level and even during clinical practice. [9] The reported undermanaged postoperative pain in different studies has affected institutions adversely, and contributes to decreased patient satisfaction and longer impaired mobility and hospital stay, increased morbidity and mortality and, consequently, poorer quality of life. [10-12] Poor management of postoperative acute pain can contribute to medical complications including pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis, infection and delayed healing, as well as the development of chronic pain. It is therefore important that all patients undergoing surgery should receive adequate pain management. However, evidence suggests this is not currently the case: between 10% and 50% of patients develop complications related to Background. Postoperative pain management is a way of reducing or e...

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 63%

Effect of a teaching programme on knowledge of postoperative pain management among nurses at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

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Oyewole

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“…Domenech et al (2011) 18 also used the FABQ. This enabled a sensitivity analyses x Maclaren et al 49 x Zhang et al 76 x Dwyer et al 21 x El-Aqoul et al 22 x Salim et al 63 x Yoo et al 75 x Johnston et al 41 x…”

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confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Biopsychosocial Pain Education upon Health Care Professional Pain Attitudes, Knowledge, Behavior and Patient Outcomes

Mankelow¹,

Ryan²,

Taylor³

et al. 2022

The Journal of Pain

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“…Results showed that the mean K&A score increased after the pain education program from 61.36 (SD 11.60) to 69.94 (SD 7.74), while in the control group, the mean K&A score slightly decreased in the post-test (mean ± SD, 60.99 ± 11.53%) comparing to the pre-test (mean ± SD, 61.00 ± 11.60%), though this small mean decrease of 0.01 was not statistically significant (t(99)=1.41, P>0.05). The study concluded that nurses who received the education program improved their level of K&A compared to the control group who did not receive any educational programs (Salim, Joshua, AbuBaker, Chehab, & Jose, 2019).…”

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“…A recent study by Salim et al (2019) assessed the effect of delivering a nursingspecific educational program regarding pain management in a governmental hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The experimental study used a random assignment design with a pre-test/post-test and was conducted over a two-month period between February and April 2019.…”

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Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain assessment and management: cross sectional study in Qatar

Samara

O’Hara

Singh

2023

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Aim To assess the knowledge and attitudes of nurses in Qatar about adult post-operative patients’ pain assessment and management, and the factors that may be associated with such knowledge and attitudes. Background Pain is a complex and challenging phenomenon. People have different pain experiences but everyone has the right to effective pain management. Pain assessment and management are integral components of a nurse’s role. Methods Post-operative registered nurses from all perioperative areas at Hamad Medical Corporation participated in a cross-sectional online survey using a self-administered questionnaire. A knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was calculated. Associations between K&A and potential explanatory variables were assessed using t tests and one-way ANOVA. Results A total of 151 post-operative nurses participated in the study (100% response rate). The mean knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was 19.6 ± 4.5 out of 41 (48%), indicating a large deficit in nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain. There were no statistically significant differences in the mean K&A scores of participants based on gender, nationality, education level, marital status, workplace facility, current job designation, or hours of pain education. Conclusion There is a significant deficit in post-operative nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain across the nursing workforce in post-operative care. Implications for nursing education and policy: Evidence-based, innovative nursing education courses are needed to improve nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain assessment and management. Health service policy is required to ensure that evidence-based in-service education on pain management is compulsory for all nurses.

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Effect of a Nursing In-Service Education Program on Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards Pain Management in a Governmental Hospital in the United Arab Emirates: Experimental Random Assignment Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Effect of a teaching programme on knowledge of postoperative pain management among nurses at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Effect of a teaching programme on knowledge of postoperative pain management among nurses at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Biopsychosocial Pain Education upon Health Care Professional Pain Attitudes, Knowledge, Behavior and Patient Outcomes

Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain assessment and management: cross sectional study in Qatar

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