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Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge and Current Practice of Pain Assessment and Management: How Much Progress Have We Made?
Joint Authors
Nuseir, Khawla
Kassab, Manal
Almomani, Basima
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Context.
Despite improvement in pain management and availability of clinical treatment guidelines, patients in Jordan are still suffering from pain.
Negative consequences of undertreated pain are being recognized as a reason for further illnesses and poor quality of life.
Healthcare providers (HCPs) are responsible for relieving pain of their patients.
Objective.
To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of HCPs toward pain management in Jordan.
Methods.
A 16-item questionnaire with agree or disagree options was given to 662 HCPs in seven hospitals in Jordan who volunteered to participate in the study.
Following data collection, the responses were coded and entered into SPSS.
Results.
There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.004) in percentage scores between physicians (36%) and pharmacists (36%) versus nurses (24%).
The level of knowledge was the best among physicians, followed by pharmacists specifically in the area of cancer pain management.
Nurses scored the lowest for knowledge of pain assessment and management among HCPs.
However, HCPs overall scores indicated insufficient knowledge specifically in relation to pain assessment and management among children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nuseir, Khawla& Kassab, Manal& Almomani, Basima. 2016. Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge and Current Practice of Pain Assessment and Management: How Much Progress Have We Made?. Pain Research and Management،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115507
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nuseir, Khawla…[et al.]. Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge and Current Practice of Pain Assessment and Management: How Much Progress Have We Made?. Pain Research and Management No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nuseir, Khawla& Kassab, Manal& Almomani, Basima. Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge and Current Practice of Pain Assessment and Management: How Much Progress Have We Made?. Pain Research and Management. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115507
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115507