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KMID : 1002520120060030209
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Korean Journal of Health Service Management
2012 Volume.6 No. 3 p.209 ~ p.218
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Post Operative Patient’s Knowledge and Attitude about Pain-Management
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Seo Young-Seung
Kang Young-Sook
Cho Gyoo-Yeong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to provide the effective pain management care for post operative patients through understanding patient’s knowledge and attitude about pain- management. The data was collected by distributing structured questionnaires to 200 inpatients in 2 secondary hospitals located in Ulsan, beginning June 28, 2010 to August 11, 2010, and analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient. The level of Knowledge about pain management postperations was 6.44 ±2.03. The level of attitude about pain management postperations was 6.92±1.78. The significant differences were founded within the inpatient’s knowledge about pain management according to the inpatient’s demographic data:Age(F=5.55, p=.01), Marital status(t=-2.17, p=.03). The significant differences were founded within the inpatient’s attitude about pain management according to the inpatient’s demographic data:Job(F=3.45, p=.03). Developing educational material and guidebooks is needed to form more positive about pain-control after operations. This study researched only inpatient’s knowledge and attitude about pain-management, but researching nurses, doctors, inpatients and family member’s knowledge and attitude should be included in following studies.
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KEYWORD
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Patient’s Knowledge about Pain Management, Patient’s Attitude about Pain Management
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