Niang-Huei Peng
Putian University, China
Title: Knowledge and attitudes of Pediatric clinicians towards Pediatric pain managements
Biography
Biography: Niang-Huei Peng
Abstract
Background: The knowledge and attitudes of pediatric clinicians regarding
pain management have an infl uence on medical judgment and pediatric patients' perception of pain management.
Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the knowledge and attitude toward pain management of pediatric clinicians, currently working in general hospitals and medical centers in Taiwan.
Method: A cross-sectional descriptive comparative design was used. Pediatric
clinicians were recruited from two medical centers and three general hospitals in Taiwan. Participants were required to complete a research questionnaire.
Results: A total of 264 clinicians participated. On 33 questions measuring knowledge of pain management, the average correct response rate was 23.67. Pediatric clinicians in medical centers had a higher mean of correct responses than did participants from general hospitals (p<0.001). A signifi cantly positive relationship was identified between clinicians’ knowledge and past training experience (p<0.001). The majority of pediatricians and nurses hesitated to provide opioid analgesics to dying children to relieve their physiological suffering, and less than 50% of physicians and nurses supported the administration of anesthetic medicine to patients before receiving a
minor invasive procedure. NICU clinicians exhibited a lower score onquestions
regarding attitude toward pain management than did clinicians working in PICU (p=0.034) and pediatric wards (p=0.032).
Conclusion: In this research, pediatric clinicians showed signifi cant knowledge deficiencies and ongoing negative attitudes toward pediatric pain management. Further education is urgently needed to improve pediatric clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and subsequent practice of pediatric pain management