Al-Quliti Khalid W, Alamri Majed S
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail:
Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2015 Apr;20(2):131-6. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2015.2.20140546.
To present data on knowledge and attitudes toward pain assessment among health care providers in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
This exploratory study required at least 100 participants to attain an effect size of 0.2 or larger. A convenience sample was recruited from the major hospitals in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia; King Fahad Hospital, Ohud Hospital, Alansar Hospital, Almeqat Hospital, and the Maternity Hospital. Data collection occurred between January and April 2014. Knowledge of pain assessment was examined by administering the Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain.
Data from 105 participants was collected. Seventy-three participants scored 44% or below (69.5%), and 32 participants scored 45% and above (30.5%). Additionally, only 6 participants (5.7%) scored above 60%. There were significant differences between male and female scores (p=0.05), physicians and nurses scores (p=0.001), and level of education (p=0.009). There were no significant differences in the passing scores across means of nationality, the department where participants worked, years of experience, and age of participants.
There is a deficit in pain assessment knowledge, and pain management in the study group. Continuous education on pain assessment is required to increase the health care providers` knowledge, and enhance their practices regarding pain assessment and treatment.
呈现沙特阿拉伯麦地那穆纳瓦拉市医疗服务提供者对疼痛评估的知识和态度的数据。
这项探索性研究需要至少100名参与者，以达到0.2或更大的效应量。从沙特阿拉伯麦地那穆纳瓦拉市的主要医院招募便利样本；法赫德国王医院、欧胡德医院、阿兰萨尔医院、阿尔梅卡特医院和妇产医院。数据收集于2014年1月至4月期间进行。通过进行关于疼痛的知识和态度调查来检验疼痛评估知识。
收集了105名参与者的数据。73名参与者得分在44%及以下（69.5%），32名参与者得分在45%及以上（30.5%）。此外，只有6名参与者（5.7%）得分高于60%。男性和女性得分之间（p = 0.05）、医生和护士得分之间（p = 0.001）以及教育程度之间（p = 0.009）存在显著差异。在国籍均值、参与者工作的部门、工作年限和参与者年龄的及格分数方面没有显著差异。
研究组在疼痛评估知识和疼痛管理方面存在不足。需要持续开展关于疼痛评估的教育，以增加医疗服务提供者的知识，并加强他们在疼痛评估和治疗方面的实践。
