ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2021
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of neonatal professionals regarding pain management.
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- Pain management practice and associated factors among nurses working in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- Pain management for placement of peripherally inserted central catheters in neonates: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Article
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- Knowledge and practice of pediatric pain management and associated factors among nurses in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Neonatal pain management practice in the neonatal intensive care unit of public hospitals: a survey of healthcare providers in eastern Ethiopia.International health · 2024Article
- Nurses' knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: multi-centered cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Neonatal pain management practices in Somali region of Ethiopia: insights from neonatal intensive care unit providers.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Organisational challenges of pain management in neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Development of the health literacy assessment instrument for chronic pain patients: A Delphi study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Intranasal Fentanyl for Procedural Analgesia in Preterm Infants.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Development and Validation of the Health Literacy Assessment Instrument for Patients with Chronic Pain.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pain management is an important issue which impacts the prognosis of neonates in neonatal intensive care units. Evidence has shown that professionals' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management can impact the quality of their practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of neonatal professionals regarding neonatal pain management. A cross-sectional study was performed involving neonatal physicians and nurses, using a research questionnaire to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of professionals as well as to assess their practice of pain management. Research found an apparent discrepancy between the knowledge levels of neonatologists and nurses regarding pain assessment and management, with nurses displaying weaker professional knowledge and more negative attitudes toward pain management than did neonatologists. Additionally, research revealed a lack of knowledge and negative attitudes among participants regarding the provision of sufficient opioid analgesics to sick infants during invasive procedures and even for dying neonates. There is an urgent need for continuing education regarding neonatal pain management with the goal of empowering neonatal professionals; further research is needed into the question of how to translate education into more reliable practice.Conclusion: This research provides useful information regarding the knowledge, attitudes, and clinical practice of neonatal pain management among neonatologists and nurses and points out some differences in the knowledge levels of these two groups. What is Known: •Neonates can perceive and respond to pain stimuli by showing their biological signals similarly to children and adults. •Untreated or insufficient pain management for high-risk neonates has short-term. negative effects and may also induce long-term negative effects. What is New: •The level of knowledge, the attitudes, and the practices regarding neonatal pain in intensive care are different among neonatal professionals. •There is an urgent need to provide interdisciplinary continuing education to improve the knowledge of neonatal professionals and encourage them to more highly prioritize neonatal pain management.
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