Knowledge and Attitudes of Chinese Oncology Nurses Regarding Cancer Pain Management-a Cross-Sectional Study.

To measure the knowledge and attitudes of Chinese oncology nurses regarding cancer pain management and explore related factors. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. A convenience sample of 505 Chinese oncology nurses from 20 provinces, 4 municipalities, and 4 autonomous regions was recruited between April and October 2018. A Chinese version of the Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (KASRP) was used. Socio-demographic characteristics were also measured by a multi-item questionnaire. The mean accuracy of KASRP in all participants was 56.11% ± 11.05%. According to univariate analysis, oncology nurses' cancer pain knowledge and attitudes were positively correlated with age, region, education level, years of oncology nursing, clinical practice of cancer pain management, average monthly number of patients with cancer pain, and the experience of cancer pain-related training. The results of multiple linear regression revealed that nurses' age, education level, experience of cancer pain-related training and clinical practice of cancer pain management were independent influencing factors (all p < 0.05). Most Chinese oncology nurses had misconceptions about cancer pain management and lacked relevant knowledge. We should assign importance to targeted cancer pain training and develop training methods that closely relate to clinical practices.

Yu W ，Li D ，Lu Y ，Yang H ，Ma X ... -  《-》

Knowledge and attitudes regarding cancer pain management among oncology nurses in China.

Li D ，Gao L ，Ren LY ，Zeng X ，Cui EP ，Zhang LJ ，Wu Q ... -  《-》

Does clinical experience help oncology nursing staff to deal with patient pain better than nurses from other displines? Knowledge and attitudes survey amongst nurses in a tertiary care in Malaysia.

Yaakup H ，Eng TC ，Shah SA 《-》

Factors Related to Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Pain in Hospitals in Low-Income Areas.

Effective pain management is closely related to nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward pain. Limited studies have been performed related to nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward pain in hospitals in low-income areas. This study surveyed the knowledge and attitudes of nurses toward pain management in county hospitals from low-income areas in Hunan Province, China. The study included 4,668 registered nurses working in 48 county hospitals in low-income areas in China. A cross-sectional study examined the knowledge and attitudes of nurses with regard to pain using the Chinese version of the Knowledge and Attitude Survey Regarding Pain (KASRP) via the WeChat application. The 4,668 registered nurses completed the survey; of these, 43.6% indicated they had never received continuing education for pain. The mean percentage score for KASRP was (40.3 ± 7.95), and none of the respondents achieved a percentage score of >80%. Further, of the 40 items, only two had a correct rate of >80%. Continuing pain education did not significantly affect KASRP. Multiple stepwise linear regression showed that education level, ethnicity, professional title, position, and department were independent influencing factors for KASRP scores. Almost all nurses in county hospitals of low-income areas had deficiencies in various aspects of pain management knowledge. Better educated nurses with higher professional title or management position, those from the Han ethnicity, and those from the oncology department had higher mean KASRP scores. Current continuing education programs for pain did not improve the pain management capability of the nurse. High-quality and standardized pain educational programs should be implemented to improve pain management.

Ou M ，Xu X ，Chen Y ，Yan Y ，Wang K ，Zhou L ... -  《-》

Oncology Nurses Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cancer Pain Management.

Shahriary S ，Shiryazdi SM ，Shiryazdi SA ，Arjomandi A ，Haghighi F ，Vakili FM ，Mostafaie N ... -  《-》