Ali AKBARİ, Hossein RAFİEİ, Mohammad Hashem REİSİ, Hedayatollah LALEGANİ, Masoud AMİRİ, Mohammad Rahimi MADİSİH, Ali Hassanpoor DEHKORDİ, Mohammad Esmaeli ABDAR

Iranian Nurses' Knowledge of Pain Management in Elderly Patients

Amaç: Ağrı, sağlık kuruluşlarına en sık başvuru nedenidir; ancak yaş- lılarda bu kimi zaman göz ardı edilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, İranlı hemşirelerin yaşlılarda ağrıyı değerlendirme ve yönetmeye ilişkin bilgi düzeylerini değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Eylül 2012-Ocak 2013 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilen bu kesitsel araştırmada, veri toplama formu olarak Yaşlı Hastalarda Ağrı Soru (Pain in the Elderly Questionnaire=PEQ) Formu kullanıldı ve İranlı hemşirelerin yaşlı hastalarda ağrı yönetimine ilişkin bilgi düzeyleri değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan 518 hemşirenin %83.8i (n=434) kadın ve %16.2si (n=84) erkektir. Soru formunda yer alan 14 madde için ortalama doğru yanıt durumu %46.4 (%7.1 ile %85.7) bulundu. Hem- şirelerin bilgi düzeyleri ile deneyim ve cinsiyetleri arsında fark saptanmadı (p>0.05). Sonuç: İranda hemşirelerin yaşlı hastalarda ağrı yönetimine ilişkin bilgileri yeterli değildir. Hemşirelik eğitiminin yönetimini üstlenenler hemşireler, yaşlı popülasyona bakım verme konusunda hemşirelerin daha fazla eğitim gereksinimi olduğunu göz önünde bulundurmalıdır.

İranlı Hemşirelerin Yaşlı Hastaların Ağrısını Değerlendirme Bilgisi

Objective: Pain is the most common reason for seeking health care and it does not often receive enough attention in older patients. The purpose of this study is to examine the level of knowledge that Iranian registered nurses have about assessing and managing pain in elderly patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study carried out between September 2012 and January 2013, the Pain in the Elderly Questionnaire (PEQ), was used to gather data and examine the level of knowledge that Iranian nurses had concerning pain management for older patients. Results: Of the 518 nurses who participated in this study, 83.8% (n=434) was women and 16.2% (n=84) was men. The mean correct score for the 14 items was 46.4% (range=7.1% to 85.7). No relationship was found between levels of knowledge and nurses years of experiences or gender (p>0.05). Conclusion: Registered nurses in Iran were not sufficiently knowledgeable about pain management in older patients. Nursing education administrators should consider including more training for nurses in caring for the elderly population.

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