Pediatric pain knowledge and attitudes among health care professionals-A National Danish Survey
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Pediatric pain knowledge and attitudes among health care professionals-A National Danish Survey. / Würtz, Gitte; Schmidt, Christina; Jensen, Claus Sixtus; Teilman, Grete; Konradsen, Hanne.
In: Paediatric & neonatal pain, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2023, p. 76-85.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Pediatric pain knowledge and attitudes among health care professionals-A National Danish Survey
AU - Würtz, Gitte
AU - Schmidt, Christina
AU - Jensen, Claus Sixtus
AU - Teilman, Grete
AU - Konradsen, Hanne
N1 - © 2023 The Authors. Paediatric and Neonatal Pain published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - AIM: To explore and compare Danish health-care professionals' attitudes and knowledge towards pain management of children.METHODS: The cross-sectional study was carried out using the Pediatric Pain Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to all health care professionals caring for children in three hospital settings, including nurses and physicians in departments of pediatric, emergency, and anesthesia and medical laboratory technologists.RESULTS: The study was conducted in 2020 and 765 health care professionals participated. Within the six main categories included in the questionnaire, there were significant differences between nurses and physicians in three subcategories: view on the care of children in pain, using drugs to relieve pain, and the four mandatories. Comparing nurses with medical laboratory technicians, there were significant differences in the subcategory "view on the care of children in pain." Comparing types of clinical departments, there were significant differences in the subcategories' view on the care of children in pain, using drugs to relieve pain, and the four mandatories. Overall, we found that the participating health professionals did not have a uniform understanding of pain management and therefore might treat children differently.CONCLUSION: The present study highlights the need to align health care professionals' knowledge regarding pain assessment and management of children, as well as the need to develop and test interventions that support the use of knowledge in practice.
AB - AIM: To explore and compare Danish health-care professionals' attitudes and knowledge towards pain management of children.METHODS: The cross-sectional study was carried out using the Pediatric Pain Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to all health care professionals caring for children in three hospital settings, including nurses and physicians in departments of pediatric, emergency, and anesthesia and medical laboratory technologists.RESULTS: The study was conducted in 2020 and 765 health care professionals participated. Within the six main categories included in the questionnaire, there were significant differences between nurses and physicians in three subcategories: view on the care of children in pain, using drugs to relieve pain, and the four mandatories. Comparing nurses with medical laboratory technicians, there were significant differences in the subcategory "view on the care of children in pain." Comparing types of clinical departments, there were significant differences in the subcategories' view on the care of children in pain, using drugs to relieve pain, and the four mandatories. Overall, we found that the participating health professionals did not have a uniform understanding of pain management and therefore might treat children differently.CONCLUSION: The present study highlights the need to align health care professionals' knowledge regarding pain assessment and management of children, as well as the need to develop and test interventions that support the use of knowledge in practice.
U2 - 10.1002/pne2.12104
DO - 10.1002/pne2.12104
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37744283
VL - 5
SP - 76
EP - 85
JO - Paediatric & neonatal pain
JF - Paediatric & neonatal pain
SN - 2637-3807
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 393768754