요양병원 간호인력의 암성 통증관리에 대한 지식 및 수행

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge and performance of cancer pain management of the nursing personnels in long-term care hospitals. Method: A cross-sectional study design was used and participants included 156 nursing personnels who were recruited from 7 long-term care hospitals in Gwangju city and Jeonranam-do. The study was conducted from August 13 to September 12, 2013. Data on general characteristics, knowledge and performance in cancer pain management were collected. Using SPSS/WIN 21.0, data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA(Post-test is LSD), pearson’s correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The mean score of cancer pain management knowledge was 16.84 and performance was 2.88. There were significant differences in the knowledge of cancer pain management according to education level, job and cancer pain management guideline. There were significant differences in the performance of cancer pain management according to education level, job, number of beds, cognition of cancer pain management guideline and pain manual. Knowledge was positively correlated with performance. The factors affecting the performance of cancer pain management included knowledge of cancer pain management, number of beds and pain manual. Conclusion: Performance of cancer pain management in the nursing personnels in long-term care hospitals was not high. Therefore, education program for cancer pain management and pain manual are needed to improve performance of cancer pain management in nursing personnels in long-term care hospitals.