Knowledge, attitude and practices among health care professionals regarding pain.

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dc.contributor.authorSubhashini, Lavanya
dc.contributor.authorVatsa, Manju
dc.contributor.authorLodha, Rakesh
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-23T04:53:57Z
dc.date.available2012-10-23T04:53:57Z
dc.date.issued2009-09
dc.description.abstractObjective. To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices among health care professionals regarding pain in children. Methods. This was a prospective descriptive survey conducted at a tertiary care hospital in north India. A semi structured questionnaire regarding pain in children was administered to pediatric residents and nurses in a teaching hospital. The questionnaire consisted of 24 items, of which 18 items were rated on a 5-point scale (‘strongly agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’) and 6 items were open-ended questions. Results. The response rate was 89.5%. Of 77 participants, 47 (61.1%) were nurses and 30 (38.9%) were pediatric residents. The knowledge about pain scales among the studied healthcare professionals was not widespread. Majority of respondents believed that the best judge of intensity of pain is the child. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents felt that non-pharmacological measures were better to control pain and also their practices showed that most were willing to allow the parental presence during minor invasive procedures. Conclusion. There is need to improve the knowledge of health care personnel regarding pain assessment and management in children.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSubhashini Lavanya, Vatsa Manju, Lodha Rakesh. Knowledge, attitude and practices among health care professionals regarding pain. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2009 Sept; 76(9): 913-916.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/142368
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/t09/i9/icbt09i9p913.pdfen_US
dc.subjectPainen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectHealth care professionalsen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectPracticeen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subject.meshHealth Personnel
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshPain --prevention & control
dc.subject.meshPain Measurement
dc.subject.meshPediatrics
dc.subject.meshProspective Studies
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude and practices among health care professionals regarding pain.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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