Knowledge about Pain in Spanish Nursing Students.

Autor: Zuazua-Rico D; Medicine department, Nursing Area. University of Oviedo, Spain; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Spain., Mosteiro-Diaz MP; Medicine department, Nursing Area. University of Oviedo, Spain., Collado-Boira E; Department of Health Sciences. Jaume I University, Castelló de la Plana, Spain., Del Carmen Casal-Angulo M; Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry. University of Valencia, Spain., Cobo-Cuenca AI; Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing. Group IMCU. University of Castilla-La Mancha. Toledo, Spain. Electronic address: anaisabel.cobo@uclm.es., Fernandez-Garrido J; Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry. University of Valencia, Spain; Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública. Generalitat Valenciana, Spain., Lavado-Garcia JM; University of Extremadura, Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy. Cáceres, Spain., Maestro-Gonzalez A; Medicine department, Nursing Area. University of Oviedo, Spain; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses [Pain Manag Nurs] 2022 Dec; Vol. 23 (6), pp. 871-877. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2022.03.006
Abstrakt: Background: All nurses should receive training and education regarding pain as part of their pre-graduate stage, as its assessment and appropriate management when treating patients largely depends on them. With the right knowledge it is possible to reduce its high prevalence, as well as the serious consequences it can lead to.
Aim: To determine the level of knowledge and attitudes towards pain of final-year nursing students in Spain.
Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study using a convenience sample of five Spanish universities during the academic year 2020-2021. The Spanish version of the Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (KASRP) was used. In addition, socio-demographic variables such as age, sex, relationship status, employment status, and the number of dependants were collected. The specific palliative or oncology subjects of each university was also assessed.
Results: A total of 224 questionnaires were collected. One of the nursing universities obtained the best score in the KASRP (59.75%) which was significant (p = .001). This university was the only one that offers specific subjects in palliative or oncologic care. A training deficit in aspects related to pain assessment and pharmacologic concepts was detected. We found no relationship between the KASRP and the different sociodemographic variables.
Conclusions: Specific training in palliative care improves the students' knowledge regarding pain, although the results did not reach an acceptable minimum. The universities' training programs for Spanish students need to be adapted in order to achieve better results.
Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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