Knowledge and attitude of pain management among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Date
2021-07
Authors
Ishak, Dayini
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Recognition and assessment of pain are critical aspects in patient care that nurses
need to take seriously to make sure patients are comfortable. Education regarding pain and
its management is important for nursing students to enhance the quality of life of patients,
hence, a cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the level of knowledge and attitude
of pain management among nursing students in USM. Data was collected using a selfadministered
questionnaire. A total of 86 nursing students from the School of Health
Sciences, USM who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were involved in this study. They were
selected through a probability simple random sampling method. Data collected were
statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) software version
of 25. This study shows that 66.3% of respondents have a poor level of knowledge and
attitude in pain management. Gender, age and level of the current study were found to have
a significant relationship with the level of knowledge and attitude of pain management (p <
0.05). The result of this present study revealed that there is no significant relationship
between individual characteristics of and level of knowledge and attitude in pain
management among nursing students in USM (p > 0.05). The study finding demonstrated
that nursing students in USM have insufficient knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and
its management and could benefit from additional education and training on that issue.
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Pain management