Sisay, Sewunet (2017) Assessments of Nurses Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Non-Pharmacological Pain Management and Associated Factors at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Non- pharmacological interventions are essentially useful for pain management than pharmacological pain management, because they are low cost, easy to provide, safe and nurses can implement them with little difficulty or resources. Therefore, Nurses must have a great knowledge of non- pharmacological methods to practice effectively. Objective: To assess knowledge, altitude and practice regarding non pharmacological pain management and associated factors among nurses in Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2017 Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted among nurses who are working in Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital from March25, 2017 to April 25, 2017.Total sample size was 270 nurses in the study selected by using simple random technique. Data were collected using structured self-administered questionnaire. Data was cleaned and entered using Epi-data version 3.1and then imported to SPSS version 22.0 software and was data analysis. Results: About 52 % nurses had good knowledge about non-pharmacological pain management; positive attitude 34.6% and about 52.8%% had good non-pharmacological pain management practice. Factors significantly associated with non-pharmacological pain management practice at p value<0.05 were age (AOR=0.348(95%CI (0.188, 0.643)),In-service training (AOR=2.173(95%CI 1.21, 3.903)), and patient/family need pill (AOR=1.832(95%CI 1.017, 3.3)) CONCLUSION AND RECCOMENDATION: About 52 %nurses had good knowledge, 34.6% positive attitudes and 52.8% had good practice. Age, in-service training and patient need pill being about non-pharmacological pain management were significantly associated with nonpharmacological pain management practice. Therefore, in-service training program and nurses educate patient about benefits of non-pharmacological method.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | pain, non-pharmacological pain management, nurses, knowledge, attitude, practice |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2018 10:31 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2018 10:31 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7988 |
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