Quality changes in postoperative pain management: Comparison of two periods
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2014
Yazarlar: ELİF DİRİMEŞE, Meryem YAVUZ VAN GİERSBERGEN, YASEMİN ALTINBAŞ
Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences, Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri, Uluslararası, TR Dizin (Ulakbim), 2014, cilt 4, ss 62-68
Özet
AIM: To evaluate the changes in the quality of postoperative pain management in fi ve years time in the same health institute. METHODS: This observational study was conducted in the General Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery clinics of EgeUniversity School of Medicine.The sample included 103 and 96 patients operated in 2008 and 2013, respectively.Data was collected by using a questionnaire with face to face interview in the second post-operative day.The data of the two time periods was compared and analyzed appropriately.RESULTS: Mean age of the participants was 57.34 ± 12.35 and 51.9 ± 15.76 years in 2008 and 2013, respectively.Although the minimum pain score and the pain score during interview increased from 2.1 to 2.3 and from 2 to 2.6, respectively, the change between two study years was not signifi cant (p>0.05).However, satisfaction from the pain management regime decreased from 8.6 to 6.9 (p<0.01).Pain management quality monitoring survey scores were lower in 2013; however the differences were not signifi cant.Honesty, communication, intervention and environment scores decreased from 16.2 to 15.9, from 13.6 to 13.5, from 7.2 to 6.1, and from 25.4 to 23.6, respectively, however the changes were not signifi cant (p>0.05).CONCLUSION: It seems that the quality of pain management has not been improved and patients experience same levels of pain over a period of fi ve years.However, they express more dissatisfaction.