1. Nurse Attitude-Related Barriers to Effective Control of Cancer Pain among Iranian Nurses.
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Name N, Mohamadian R, Rahmani A, Fizollah-Zadeh H, Jabarzadeh F, Azadi A, and Rostami H
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- Adult, Cancer Pain etiology, Cancer Pain prevention & control, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Neoplasms nursing, Pilot Projects, Prognosis, Surveys and Questionnaires, Attitude of Health Personnel, Cancer Pain nursing, Cancer Pain psychology, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Neoplasms complications, Nurses psychology, Pain Management psychology
- Abstract
Background: Many cancer patients still experience pain worldwide. There are many barriers for effective control of cancer pain and many of these are related to health care providers. There is a need for further investigation of these barriers. The aim of this study was to investigate nurse-related barriers to control of cancer pain among Iranian nurses., Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study 49 nurses from two hospitals affiliated to Tabriz and Ardebil Universities of Medical Sciences participated using a census sampling method. A demographic and profession related checklist and Barriers Questionnaire II (BQ-II) were used for data collection., Results: The results showed negative attitudes of participants regarding control of cancer pain. Participants believed that cancer pain medications do not manage cancer pain at acceptable levels; patients may become addicted by using these drugs; cancer pain medications have many uncontrollable effects; and controlling cancer pain may distract the physicians from treating disease., Conclusions: Iranian nurses have negative attitudes toward pain control in cancer patients especially about effectiveness of pain medication and their side effects. Educational intervention to reduce these misconceptions is needed.
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- 2016
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