The evaluation of interventions for pain control done by health staff caring the patient

• Published in: Aǧrı Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 26 - 36
• Main Authors: Bacaksiz, Behiye Deniz, Pirbudak Cöçelli, Lütfiye, Ovayolu, Nimet, Ozgür, Servet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Turkey 01.07.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Clinical Competence; Educational Status; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel - psychology; Health Personnel - standards; Humans; Male; Pain - prevention & control; Pain Measurement - methods; Pain Measurement - standards; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1300-0012

The study was conducted at Sahinbey Research and Intervention Hospital in order to define the interventions of health staff who were in charge of patient pain care. Those who had been an employee already between February- April 2007 were enrolled in the study. As data collecting tools, a questionnaire prepared by the authors and a scale on pain management methods were used. As far as the total scores obtained from the scale are concerned, 34.7% knows the methods to deal with acute pain very well, 57.8% is good, and 7.5% is fair. In addition, the bullet-in questions of the scale revealed that the participants scored highest for knowledge management, followed by pain evaluation, and the least for the maintenance of physical comfort. The results of the study imply that standardization of education is mandatory to decrease individual differences due to educational status, and that more consideration should be given to pain and pain relief topics in schools providing health education.