Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude About Opioids

January 31, 2020 updated by: Semra Aslay, European University of Lefke

Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Opioids in Pain Management in North Cyprus

Opioid analgesics used in moderate or severe pain have potential side effects and addiction. Therefore, nurses have hesitations about opioid administration.This descriptive study aimed to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of nurses working in a university hospital about opioids. One hundred twenty-seven nurses were interviewed in the research population. The research data were obtained from the questionnaire, prepared by the researchers, between 01-05 June 2018. It consisted of three parts: descriptive characteristics, attitudes, and knowledge on opioid administration, and evaluation of basic nursing skills and pharmacology about opioids. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 24.0 package program was used for statistical analysis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Analgesics do not eliminate the cause of pain but reduce or eliminate that feeling. Non-steroid analgesics are preferred in mild and moderate, and opioids are used to moderate or severe pain that does not respond to anti-inflammatory agents. However, nurses avoid the administration of opioids because of side effects and addiction risk.The first step in the effectiveness of pain management in the emergency department is evaluation and control. Pain control should be included in the emergency management system from the stage of triage assessment of the patient and should be concluded with the correct analgesic use, if necessary. In emergency departments, waiting for analgesia can be prolonged unnecessarily, and mostly insufficient doses of analgesics administered.Mainly the use of opioids in the emergency department is not preferred much because it reduces the symptoms and masks the examination findings. However, against this conventional idea, recent studies have shown that opioids use reduces pain-related anxiety.Also, it increases the patients' participation in the examination, thus making it more effective. While patients feel better, symptoms such as tenderness and defense were generally not affected by analgesia.This descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of nurses working in a university hospital about opioid analgesic administration, after the ethical committee approved.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

127

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Mersin, Turkey, 99870
        • European University of Lefke

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria: Nurses, working university hospital, accepted to join to study

-

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other health care personnel, did not accept to join to study, long term leaving from job

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Nurse
The research population consisted of 190 nurses working in a university hospital. Because all of the nurses in the research population could not be reached, a sample was selected using a simple random sampling method. One hundred twenty-seven nurses were interviewed in the research population, with a 95% confidence interval and a 5% sampling error.
Other: Evaluation of nurses' knowledge and attitudes about opioid analgesics working in a university hospital
Interventions involving nurses' pharmacological level
Other Names:
  • Knowledge about opioid and adjuvant analgesics
  • Opinions and attitudes on opioid administration

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes towards Opioids in Pain Management in North Cyprus
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 6 months
Questionnaire, Knowledge scores of the participants were calculated over 100. 4 points were given for each correct answer, and 0 for each wrong or "don't know. " The range of scores was 0-100. A high score was a mean high level of knowledge.
Through study completion, an average of 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

European University of Lefke

Investigators

  • Study Director: Semra Aslay, MD, European University of Lefke

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 5, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

June 5, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • opioid

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

All collected individual participating data

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After published there is no ending frame

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Nurses working in university hospital in Northern Cyprus included in the study. In the research, a sample was selected using a simple random sampling method. One hundred twenty-seven nurses were interviewed in the research population, with a 95% confidence interval and a 5% sampling error.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • SAP

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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