Ghada S Alkhatib1, Mohammad Al Qadire2, Jafar Alasad Alshraideh3. 1. Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan. 2. Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Al Al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan. Electronic address: mohammadqadire@aabu.edu.jo. 3. Clinical Nursing Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Abstract
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.
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.
Authors: Khaled M Al-Sayaghi; Hammad A Fadlalmola; Wael A Aljohani; Ali M Alenezi; Dalal T Aljohani; Thana A Aljohani; Sameer A Alsaleh; Khalid A Aljohani; Mohammed S Aljohani; Naif S Alzahrani; Ayman A Alamri; Amraa H Alhousah; Mumtaz F Khan Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Date: 2022-03-14