Evaluating Resident Physicians' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding the Pain Control in Cancer Patients

Masoud  Hashemi; Mohammad Esmaeil  Akbari; Seyed Sajad Razavi; Asadollah Saadat-Niaki; Seyed Mehdi Hoseini Khameneh

International Journal of Cancer Management

The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Evaluating Resident Physicians' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding the Pain Control in Cancer Patients

Author(s):

Masoud Hashemi^1,*,

Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari²,

Seyed Sajad Razavi¹,

Asadollah Saadat-Niaki¹,

Seyed Mehdi Hoseini Khameneh³

1Dept. of Anesthesiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Dept. of Orthopedi, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

International Journal of Cancer Management:Vol. 8, issue 1; e80571

Published online:Feb 28, 2015

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 26, 2014

Accepted:Jul 07, 2014

How to Cite:Masoud HashemiMohammad Esmaeil AkbariSeyed Sajad RazaviAsadollah Saadat-NiakiSeyed Mehdi Hoseini KhamenehEvaluating Resident Physicians' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding the Pain Control in Cancer Patients.Int J Cancer Manag.8(1):e80571.

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Background: Pain has been one of the most debilitating symptoms of cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate residents' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding pain control in cancer patients.

Methods: In a descriptive study, 69 randomly selected third-year various residents practicing in teaching hospitals of Shahid Beheshti School of medicine participated in this study. They have provided their demographic characteristics and completed a questionnaire, based on their “knowledge”, “attitude” and “practice” regarding cancer pain and its management. Data analysis has performed using SPSS v.19. A p value of less than 0.05 has considered as significant.

Results: Obtained Data from 69 participants including 32 anesthesiology residents has included to our study. The average scores were 35.8±6.1 (ranging from 20 to 49) for the residents' attitude, 25.1±9.1 (ranging from 0 to 53) for their knowledge and 11.2±4.1 (ranging from 0 to 17) for their practice. The overall scores of the questions have related to attitude and knowledge were higher for residents of anesthesiology but the difference was not statistically significant (A: 37.1±4.9 vs. 34.7±6.8, p=0.106, K: 27.2±11.8 vs. 23.3±5.6, p=0.076). The average score for questions on physician' practice was significantly higher in residents of anesthesiology (P: 12.8±3.2 vs. 9.7±4.2, p=0.001).

Conclusion: In order to provide patients with adequate pain relief, it has seemed advisable for medical schools to focus on improving the educational curriculum and integrating it into clinical practice.

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