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Observational studyBMC medical education2022

International, multi-disciplinary, cross-section study of pain knowledge and attitudes in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions students.

Jagjit Mankelow, Cormac G Ryan, Paul C Taylor, Maire-Brid Casey, Jenni Naisby, Kate Thompson, Joseph G McVeigh, Chris Seenan, Kay Cooper, Paul Hendrick and 6 more

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Observational study in BMC medical education, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03522857 (Measuring Healthcare Professional Students Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Chronic Pain Management.), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Measuring Healthcare Professional Students Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Chronic Pain Management.

TypeobservationalSponsorTeesside UniversityRan2017 to 2019Enrolled1,150ConditionsChronic Pain, Student Education, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Jagjit MankelowTeesside University, Middlesbrough, England. j.mankelow@tees.ac.uk.
Cormac G RyanTeesside University, Middlesbrough, England.
Paul C TaylorTeesside University, Middlesbrough, England.
Maire-Brid CaseyUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Jenni NaisbyNorthumbria University, Northumbria, England.
Kate ThompsonLeeds Beckett University, Leeds, England.
Joseph G McVeighUniversity College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Chris SeenanGlasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland.
Kay CooperRobert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Paul HendrickUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, England.
Donna BrownUniversity of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
William GibsonThe University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia.
Mervyn TraversThe University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia.
Norelee KennedyUniversity of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Cliona O'RiordanUniversity of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Denis MartinTeesside University, Middlesbrough, England.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPersistent pain is a highly prevalent, global cause of disability. Research suggests that many healthcare professionals are not well equipped to manage pain, and this may be attributable at least in part to undergraduate education. The primary aim of this study was to quantify and compare first and final year nursing, midwifery and allied health professional (NMAHP) students' pain related knowledge and attitudes. The secondary aim was to explore what factors influence students' pain related knowledge and attitudes.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 1154 first and final year healthcare students, from 12 universities in five different countries completed the Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Quiz (RNPQ) [knowledge] and the Health Care Providers Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC-PAIRS) [attitudes].

resultsPhysiotherapy was the only student group with statistically and clinically improved pain related knowledge [mean difference, 95% CI] (3.4, 3.0 to 3.9, p = 0.01) and attitudes (-17.2, -19.2 to 15.2, p = 0.01) between first and final year. Pain education teaching varied considerably from course to course (0 to 40 h), with greater levels of pain related knowledge and attitudes associated with higher volumes of pain specific teaching.

conclusionsThere was little difference in pain knowledge and attitudes between all first and final year NMAHP students other than physiotherapy. This suggests that for most NMAHP disciplines, undergraduate teaching has little or no impact on students' understanding of pain. There is an urgent need to enhance pain education provision at the undergraduate level in NMAHPs.

trial registrationThe study protocol was prospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.Gov NCT03522857 .

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MidwiferyStudents, Health OccupationsStudents, NursingAttitudeCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansPainPregnancySurveys and QuestionnairesCross-sectionHealthcare studentsPain education

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PMCPMC9284700

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