Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Nonpharmacological Pain Management among Nurses Working at Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopia

Table 3

Knowledge of nurses regarding nonpharmacological pain management among nurses working at Amhara region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopia, in 2021 (n = 775).

Statements	Yes		No
	N	P	N	P
The most accurate judge of the intensity of the patient’s pain is the patient himself	663	85.5	112	14.5
Providing a suitable room temperature and good air conditioning can alleviate pain	680	87.7	95	12.3
Providing the patient with a possibility to rest by minimizing noise can alleviate pain	666	85.9	109	14.1
Involving families in pain management can increase a patient’s ability to manage pain	617	79.6	158	20.4
Using nonpharmacological pain management has no value to the patient	168	21.7	607	78.3
Encouraging patients to relax different parts of their bodies alleviates the sensation of pain	670	86.5	105	13.5
Try to focus a patient’s thoughts/attention away from pain can decrease pain	639	82.5	136	17.5
Vital signs are always reliable indicators of the intensity of a patient’s pain	362	46.7	413	53.3
Asking patients to suggest ways to relieve pain can increase the patient’s ability to manage pain	639	82.5	136	17.5
Patients who can be distracted from pain usually do not have severe pain	302	39	473	61
Nonpharmacological interventions are effective only for mild pain control	495	63.9	280	36.1
The patient’s pain can be alleviated by position changes	626	80.8	149	19.2
The benefit of nonpharmacological pain management is that it has fewer side effects than drugs	293	37.8	482	62.2
Patients who can be distracted from pain usually do not have pain	222	28.6	553	71.4
Distraction, for example, by the use of music or relaxation, can decrease the perception of pain	650	83.9	125	16.1
Patients with chronic pain should receive pain medications along with nonpharmacological interventions at regular intervals with or without the presence of discomfort	540	69.7	235	30.3
The patient should be advised to use nonpharmacological means alone rather than medications	382	49.3	393	50.7
Nonpharmacological methods of pain relief have no applications for neonates	308	39.7	467	60.3
Nonpharmacological pain management only includes massage, heat/cold and relaxation	319	41.2	456	58.8
It may often be useful to give a placebo to assess whether a patient in pain is genuinely in pain	396	51.1	379	48.9

N = frequency; P = percent.