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Pharmacy Practice (Granada)
versión On-line ISSN 1886-3655versión impresa ISSN 1885-642X
Resumen
TAWIL, Samah; ISKANDAR, Katia y SALAMEH, Pascale. Pain management in hospitals: patients’ satisfaction and related barriers. Pharmacy Pract (Granada) [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.3, 1268. Epub 14-Oct-2019. ISSN 1886-3655. https://dx.doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2018.03.1268.
Background:
Suboptimal pain control has been frequently reported in healthcare settings and documented to negatively impact patients’ health. Patients’ perception regarding pain management may influence their satisfaction regarding treatment.
Objectives:
This study focuses on the assessment of patients’ satisfaction regarding pain therapy and defining patient-related barriers for its implication.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in two tertiary care hospitals from April till July 2017. A face-to face interview questionnaire was filled regarding pain scores and patients’ attitudes regarding pain management. Both medical and post-surgical adult patients with all types of pain were eligible to participate. A descriptive analysis of patient satisfaction and perceptions regarding pain management was done.
Results:
Results from 183 participants with a mean age of 49 (SD=17.33) revealed that pain was their main reason for hospitalization (71.6% of the cases). Numeric pain scores were recorded only in 14.2% of the patient medical files. Pain intensity documentation by healthcare professionals was found in 41.5% of the cases, and 7.7% of the patients had to wait for more than 30 minutes before getting the pain medication. Around 85% of the patients were satisfied with their pain management. Patients’ barriers to effective pain therapy were mainly fear of adverse effects, addiction, and additional costs (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
Pain remains a prevalent problem that requires more efforts for improvement. Our study can effectively serve as a start for larger studies where barriers to pain management can be assessed as an independent variable affecting pain management practice.
Palabras clave : Pain; Attitude to Health; Pain Management; Patient Satisfaction; Inpatients; Surveys and Questionnaires; Lebanon.