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. 2021 Dec 14:73:103167.
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103167. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards postoperative pain management at a referral hospital in Ethiopia

Tadese Tamire Negash  1 , Kumilachew Geta Belete  1 , Wolderufael Tlilaye  1 , Tamiru Tilahun Ayele  2 , Keder Essa Oumer  1
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards postoperative pain management at a referral hospital in Ethiopia

Tadese Tamire Negash et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

Background: Postoperative pain (POP) is a form of acute pain following surgery. It results from tissue injury during surgical procedure like skin incision, tissue dissection, manipulation and traction. It is one of the immediate postoperative complications. Despite new standards, guidelines and different strategies the practice of postoperative pain management is found to be inadequate. We aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice on postoperative pain management practice among Health professionals working at XX Referral Hospital.

Method: Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Health professionals regarding to Post-operative pain management at XX Referral Hospital 2020 from 118 health professionals. Data was collected using structured self-administered questionnaire and was verified, coded and entered to Epi Info Software version 3.5.4 and then it was exported and analyzed by SPSS version 20 Software. After analysis frequency and percentages was used to summarize the finding.

Result: The overall finding of the study revealed that health professionals had good knowledge (58.4%), unfavorable attitude (44.9%), and poor practice (24.58%) towards post-operative pain management.

Conclusion: Non physician anesthetists have good knowledge, attitude and practice towards post-operative pain management. But the overall attitude and practice of health professionals' towards post-operative pain management is poor.

Keywords: Pain; Post-operative pain; Postoperative pain management.

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Health professionals' level of knowledge towards post-operative pain management in XX Referral Hospital, XX Ethiopia 2020.
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Level of knowledge each department towards post-operative pain management in XX Referral Hospital, XX Ethiopia 2020.
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Health professionals' level of attitude towards post-operative pain management in XX Referral Hospital, XX Ethiopia 2020.
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Each department's level of attitude towards post-operative pain management in XX Referral Hospital, XX Ethiopia 2020.
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Health professionals' level of Practice towards post-operative pain management in XX Referral Hospital, XX Ethiopia 2020.
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Level of practice of each department towards post-operative pain management in XX Referal Hospital, XX Ethiopia 2020.
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