• Pain Manag Nurs · Dec 2022

    Determinants of Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Pain Among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Spain.

    • David Zuazua-Rico, Maria Pilar Mosteiro-Diaz, Eladio Collado-Boira, Maria Del Carmen Casal-Angulo, Ana Isabel Cobo-Cuenca, Julio Fernandez-Garrido, Jesús María Lavado-Garcia, and Alba Maestro-Gonzalez.
    • Medicine department, Nursing Area. University of Oviedo, Spain; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo, Spain.
    • Pain Manag Nurs. 2022 Dec 1; 23 (6): 871877871-877.

    BackgroundAll 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.AimTo determine the level of knowledge and attitudes towards pain of final-year nursing students in Spain.MethodsDescriptive 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.ResultsA 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.ConclusionsSpecific 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.Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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