Practice and factors associated with pediatrics pain management among nurses working in Bahir Dar city public hospitals: A mixed method study

Author:

Berihun Bekele,Fentahun Netsanet,Asmare Lakew,Yigzaw Zeamanuel AntenehORCID

Abstract

Background Pain is the most misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and undertreated/untreated medical problem, particularly in children. The main aim of this study was to assess practice and factors associated with pediatrics pain management among nurses working in Bahir Dar city public hospitals, Amhara region, North West Ethiopia, 2022. Method An institutional-based cross-sectional concurrent mixed study design was conducted on randomly selected 421 nurses from November 1 to 30/2022. Purposively selected 8 nurses in different positions and qualifications were included in a qualitative study. A structured self-administered questionnaire and a semi-structured in-depth interview questionnaire were used for data collection. Epi info version 7.1 was used for data entry and SPSS version 25 was used for analysis. ATLAS ti version 7.0 and thematic analysis were used for qualitative study. Binary logistic regression was done to identify predictor variables associated with outcome variables at p <0.05 with a 95% confidence interval. Hosmer and Lemeshow’s tests were checked for model goodness of fit, which was 0.71. Result The good practice of pediatric pain management among nurses for hospitalized children was 216 (53.6%) (95% CI- 48.4% to 58.3%). Knowledge [AOR = 3.95; 95%CI: (2.30, 6.79)], attitude [AOR = 2.57; 95% CI: (1.53–4.30)], qualified in BSC pediatrics and child health nurses [AOR = 6.53; 95%CI: (1.56–27.25)], year of experience in pediatrics unit [(AOR = 1.92; 95% CI: (1.03–3.56)] and gating pain management training [AOR = 3.31; 95% CI: (1.73–6.33)] were significant factors. Four themes inadequate knowledge of pain assessment and management practice, inadequate professional commitment, organization-related factors, and impacts of family knowledge, culture, and economic status were explored. Conclusion Only half of the participants had good practice. Knowledge, attitude, nurses qualified in BSC pediatrics and child health, years of experience in the pediatrics department, and pain management training were associated factors. From the qualitative findings, the unavailability of anti-pain drugs, lack of training, assessment tools, continuous monitoring and evaluation, updated protocols, shortage of resources, and others were the barriers to proper pain management. This study concludes that applying effective pain management practices to hospitalized children remains a challenge. Therefore, it is better to put further effort towards improving pediatric pain management practice.

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

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