Manyazewal, Tigist (2017) Knowledge and Attitude of Anesthetists and PACU Nurses on Pediatric Post-Operative Pain Management at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Pain in children is not different from that in adults and can lead to similar detrimental effects on the body. Poor attitude and lack of knowledge about pain had been demonstrated in which professionals and their pediatric patients respond to the varied dimensions of pain management. The aims of this study were to survey the knowledge and attitudes of Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital Pediatrics Post-Operative Unit and Operating theater professionals towards pediatric pain by develop a valid questioner to assess pain knowledge and attitude. Objective: - To assess the knowledge and attitude regarding PPOPM among PACU nurses and anesthetists at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was employed among PACU nurses and Anesthetists using a validated 31-item consisting five likert scales. Results were depicted using means, percentages, figure and tables. Comparisons among groups were performed through Binary and multivariate logistic regration, to make a conclusion about the hypothesis with 95% confidence the p-value of the chi-square should be less than 0.05, which is alpha level associated with a 95%CI. Results: - Bivariate and multivariate logistic regration among professionals was performed. PACU nurses 21 and anesthetists 46, total of 67 (99.7%) professionals have completed a 31-item questionnaire evaluating knowledge and attitude about PPOPM. The mean percentage of correct answers for knowledge was 50.7% and 73.1% for attitude. General principles of knowledge and attitude items were seventeen and fourteen respectively. Nurses had a mean score of correct answer of 42.9% followed by anesthetists 54.3%. Conclusion: - In this study which augments the universal concern of inadequate knowledge and attitude regarding to pediatric pain management. Thus, the situation demands various educational and quality improvement initiatives that could enhance the professional‘s knowledge in the area of pain management. Overall attitude score was encouraging.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | knowledge, attitudes, pediatric pain, pain management |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2018 12:43 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2018 12:43 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8285 |
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