急診病患對自我的疼痛感受及接受疼痛處置滿意度之探討

A Study of Patients' Perceptions of pain and Satisfaction with Pain Management in an Emergency Department

10.6386/CGN.200306_14(2).0004

蔡鳳琴(Feng-Ching Tsai)；蔡芸芳(Yu-Fang Tsai)

急診 ； 急性疼痛 ； 疼痛處置 ； 滿意度 ； emergency department ； acute pain ； pain management ； patient satisfaction

長庚護理

14卷2期（2003 / 06 / 01）

133 - 141

繁體中文

The purposes of this study were to explore the patients' perceptions of patients' the levels of pain relief and satisfaction with pain management in the emergency department (ED). A convenience sample of 60 medical ED patients who presented with chief complaint of acute pain was interviewed by using a structured questionnaire and a 0-10cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) before leaving the ED. Results indicated that the average pain scores were 7.90 on arrival and 3.46 before leaving. About 78% of the patients perceived pain relief after receiving pain management and the improvement achieved significant difference (p＜.01). The score of patient satisfaction with pain management was 3.87 on a 5-point Likert Scale. The patient satisfaction with pain management was positively associated with the perceived pain relief (r=.52, p＜.01), the caring by nurses (r=.57, p＜.01), and the caring by doctors (r=.84, p＜.01). The results of this study could serve as references for healthcare providers to assess and manage patients' pain in the ED to improve the quality of pain management.

The purposes of this study were to explore the patients' perceptions of patients' the levels of pain relief and satisfaction with pain management in the emergency department (ED). A convenience sample of 60 medical ED patients who presented with chief complaint of acute pain was interviewed by using a structured questionnaire and a 0-10cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) before leaving the ED. Results indicated that the average pain scores were 7.90 on arrival and 3.46 before leaving. About 78% of the patients perceived pain relief after receiving pain management and the improvement achieved significant difference (p＜.01). The score of patient satisfaction with pain management was 3.87 on a 5-point Likert Scale. The patient satisfaction with pain management was positively associated with the perceived pain relief (r=.52, p＜.01), the caring by nurses (r=.57, p＜.01), and the caring by doctors (r=.84, p＜.01). The results of this study could serve as references for healthcare providers to assess and manage patients' pain in the ED to improve the quality of pain management.