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The Knowledge, Attitudes, Performance, and Barriers of Nurses to Pain in Oncology Settings:A Multi-Center Study
Asian Oncology Nursing ; : 15-23, 2021.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-897218
ABSTRACT
Purpose@#The purpose of this study was to examine knowledge, attitudes, performance, and barriers to pain management of nurses working in oncology settings. @*Methods@#This cross-sectional study was conducted on 222 nurses in five tertiary hospitals in Korea.The period of data collection was 1 September to 30 November 2018. Participants were surveyed using the Nurse Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (NKASRP), a pain management performance, and barriers questionnaire. The data were analyzed through independent t-test and One-way ANOVA, and the post-hoc test was conducted with the Scheffé test using the SPSS 23 program. @*Results@#According to the study, oncology nursesknowledge and attitudes to pain received a score of 26.4±3.77 (out of 41 points) and the performance received a score of 3.24±0.35 (out of 4 points). Among the barriers to pain management, time constraints were the most frequent medical staff-related factor, and reluctance to take opioids was the most frequent patient-related factor. In terms of factors related to the health care system, strict regulation of opioids was the most significant. There was a significant positive correlation between knowledge and attitude of pain management and performance of pain management. @*Conclusion@#Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that structured education programs to be developed and implemented to enhance knowledge, attitudes, and performance on pain.
Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Observational study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: Asian Oncology Nursing Year: 2021 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Observational study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: Asian Oncology Nursing Year: 2021 Type: Article