Nurses’ Knowledge about Cancer Pain Management

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Beatriz Uchoa
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Yoshioka , Eliane Muta, Salvetti, Marina de Góes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2552
• topic: dor do câncer; manejo da dor; enfermagem oncológica; cuidados de enfermagem; cancer pain; pain management; oncology nursing; nursing care; dolor en cáncer; manejo del dolor; enfermería oncológica; atención de enfermería

Introduction: Cancer pain can affect physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of patients. The nurse has a fundamental role in controlling this symptom and the lack of knowledge of this professional can be a barrier to an adequate pain management. Objective: To evaluate nurses’ knowledge about cancer pain management and its relationship with sociodemographic and professional training variables. Method: Cross-sectional study conducted with nurses from an Oncology Clinic in São Paulo State who were assessed with two instruments for sociodemographic/professional characterization and knowledge about cancer pain management, between July and September 2019. Fisher’s exact test and Pearson’s chi-square test were used to assess the association between variables. Results: The study included 93 nurses, predominantly females (81.7%), Catholic (36.6%), with an average of six years of experience as a professional. There was 50.5% of inadequate knowledge about cancer pain management and no association was found between knowledge, sociodemographic and professional training variables. Conclusion: Half of the nurses have inadequate knowledge about cancer pain management and the lack of knowledge was not associated with the variables analyzed. It is necessary to carry out educational interventions to improve nurses’ knowledge and possibly the care to patients with cancer pain.