Knowledge, attitude, and associated factors toward pediatric pain management among nurses at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: A cross-sectional study

Determinants of Effective Pain Management in Pediatric Patients: An Assessment of Attitudes and Barriers

What do we already know about this topic?Significant obstacles to providing effective pain relief still exist despite major improvements in pain management strategies.How does this research contribute to the field?It highlights the necessity for a thorough comprehension of the complex nature of pain management, where nurses play a crucial role, in the context of patient care.What are the implications of this research for theory, practice, or policy?It highlights the need for healthcare organizations and educational institutions to give nurses priority in their ongoing training and education, with an emphasis on cultivating a holistic and compassionate approach to pain management.

Knowledge and practice of pediatric pain management and associated factors among nurses in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND

The knowledge and practices of nurses are determinant factors of pediatric pain management, but there are no pooled results concerning prevalence and associated factors. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of good knowledge, good practices, and associated factors for pediatric pain management in Ethiopia.

METHODS

PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and university repositories in Ethiopia were searched. It was reported based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality. Cross-sectional studies conducted any time were included. STATA 17 was used to analyze the data after extraction. Heterogeneity was assessed via I2 statistics, Galbraith plot and meta-regression. A random effects model was used in the presence of heterogeneity. Funnel plots and Egger's regression were used to assess publication bias. Subgroup analyses were conducted by the study period and sample size. Sensitivity analysis was also performed.

RESULTS

Nine studies with a total of 2355 nurses were included. The pooled prevalence of good knowledge and practices for pediatric pain management among nurses was 60% and 42%, respectively. The percentages were higher from 2015-2021 than from 2022-2024. Education, training, pain management protocols, and tools were the main variables analyzed. Hence, pre-service training (OR: 3.1, CI: 2.21-4.36), in-service training (OR: 3.04, CI: 1.78-5.18), and pain management protocol (OR: 2.53, CI: 1.59-4.03) were associated with good knowledge. MSc degrees (OR: 7.45, CI: 2.74-20.21), pre-service training (OR: 2.26, CI: 1.53-3.34), in-service training (OR: 3.27, CI: 1.72-6.25), presence of protocol (OR: 2.68, CI: 1.79-3.99), presence of tool (OR: 2.74, CI: 1.96-3.83), presence of policy (OR: 6.2, CI: 2.98, 12.91), knowledge of nurses (OR: 4.47, CI: 3.24, 6.18) and child cooperativeness (OR: 1.98, CI: 1.46, 2.67) were associated with good practices of pediatric pain management.

CONCLUSION

The pooled prevalence of good knowledge and good practices was low. Education, training, and the availability of pain management protocols were the most important factors. Therefore, education and training provisions should focus on nurses working in pediatric wards.

TRIAL REGISTRATION

PROSPERO registration number: CRD42024572462.

The Effect of Pain Management Education on Nurses' Pain Knowledge and Attitudes

BACKGROUND

Pain is a nursing diagnosis. As such, it should be evaluated and recorded regularly. Nurses should possess a high level of pain management knowledge and a positive attitude toward pain, as these are the most important factors affecting pain control and management in children.

AIM

To evaluate the effect of the pain management training provided to pediatric nurses on their pain knowledge and attitudes.

METHODS

The study, conducted as a pretest-posttest experiment with a control group, was carried out from January-March 2019 with 61 nurses in the institutions of the Ministry of Health in Turkey. The content of the pain management for children education consisted of the definition of pain, pain theories, factors affecting pain, pain in children, the effects of pain on children, pain symptoms in children, perception of pain according to the developmental levels of children, false beliefs, and facts about pain, pain assessment, and factors preventing pain control in children. Data were obtained using the Personal Information Form, the Pediatric Pain Information form, and an Attitude Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a chi-square test, a t test, and validity and reliability analyses. All ethical principles were adhered to.

RESULTS

No significant difference was found between the nurses' pain knowledge and attitudes on the pretest scores in the experimental and control groups, while the mean posttest scores of the nurses in the experimental group increased significantly (p < .001). As for the pain and knowledge sub-dimensions of nurses in the experimental and control groups, no significant difference was found between the pretest scores for care, pain physiology, painless medication methods, pain relief with medication, pain psychology, and sociology. The mean posttest scores in all subdimensions increased significantly in favor of nurses in the experimental group (p < .001).

CONCLUSIONS

Mean posttest scores of pain knowledge and attitude and subdimensions of the nurses in the experimental group increased significantly, indicating that nurses' knowledge deficiencies in the realm of strong pediatric pain management can be overcome by education, and that their attitudes can be improved.

Nurses' knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: multi-centered cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND

In low-and middle-income countries inadequate neonatal pain management persists as a significant public health issue despite the availability of guidelines. Newborns often experience pain from routine medical and surgical procedures, with limited nurses' knowledge and suboptimal practices posing common obstacles to effective neonatal pain management in hospital settings. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate nurses' knowledge and practices related to neonatal pain management and the factors influencing them in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, in 2022.

METHODS

A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among 203 nurses working in public hospitals in West Oromia from 8th May-6th June 2022. Data was gathered using structured, self-administered questionnaire and sampled through simple random sampling. The collected data were coded and entered into a computer using Epi-Data version 4.6 Statistical Software. They were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS; IBM Corporation) version 26. Binary logistic regression was used to identify significant independent variables at p < 0.05.

FINDINGS

In this study, 127 (62.6%) exhibited adequate knowledge, while 33 (16.3%) nurses demonstrated good practice in neonatal pain management. Attending lectures or receiving training about neonatal pain management was found to be significantly associated with nurses' knowledge of neonatal pain management [AOR, 2.31, 95%CI; 1.29-4.27]. On the other, having adequate knowledge of neonatal pain management [AOR, 3.3, 95%CI; 1.14-9.32]; the presence of a pain management policy in place [AOR, 5.44, 95% CI; 1.92-15.37] and attending lectures on neonatal pain management [AOR, 2.55, 95% CI; 1.09-5.97] were found to be significantly associated to nurses' practices.

CONCLUSION

Given the substandard level of nurses' practice in neonatal pain management. It is suggested to enhance the nurses' knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management by providing refreshment courses, training sessions, or facilitating nurses' opportunity access to reading resources about neonatal pain management.

The study of nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management and control in emergency departments

BACKGROUND

Given the importance and pivotal role of nurses in pain management and control, this study was conducted to determine the nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward in emergency departments.

METHODS

This study was designed and conducted as a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study. Nurses' attitude and knowledge towards pain management and control and relationship between their demographic characteristics have been assessed. Nurse Attitude Survey (NAS) and Pain management and control principles assessment Test (PMPAT) questionnaires were used.

RESULTS

Totally 400 volunteers, including 148 (37.2%) male and 250 (62.8%) female nurses recruited from 23 hospitals in East Azerbaijan, Iran, with a mean age of 30.88 years (± 6.04 SD) and age range between 22 and 53 years old. The crude mean score of participants' knowledge of pain management and control was 12.51 (± 2.77 SD), and standardized mean score was 40.34 (± 8.92 SD), which was low at 84.8% and moderate in 15.3% of the participants. Older nurses and nurses who previously participated in pain retraining courses had significantly less knowledge about pain management and control (r= -0.104, P = 0.038), and (r= -0.148, P = 0.003) respectively. The crude mean score of participants' attitudes toward pain control and management was 15.22 (± 2.56 SD), and standardized mean score was 60.87 (± 10.26 SD). Nurses' attitudes have become more negative with the increase of their work experience (r = -0.168, P = 0.001), and previously participation in pain retraining courses (r =-0.207, P < 0.001). Older nurses and highly educated nurses had significantly more negative attitudes towards pain control and management (r = -0.153, P = 0.002), and (r= -0.126, P = 0.005), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

The current study revealed that pain management and control knowledge in most emergency nurses was low, and most of them had a moderate attitude. We need more scientific and comprehensive pain management and control training courses to improve knowledge and attitude among health workers and nurses.