TY - JOUR
T1 - The effectiveness of continuing education in postoperative pain management
T2 - Results from a follow-up study
AU - Guardini, Ilario
AU - Talamini, Renato
AU - Fiorillo, Francesca
AU - Lirutti, Moreno
AU - Palese, Alvisa
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Background: Studies still report high levels of postoperative pain. Inadequate treatment of patients experiencing pain is often due to lack of understanding of pain. Methods: The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a course on "pain," evaluated by a pretest-posttest design, with a questionnaire mailed to the 168 participants in February 2005. The course consisted of seven sessions held from October 2002 to June 2003 in a public hospital in Udine, Italy. This hospital has 710 beds and more than 30,000 admissions a year. The course, included in the "pain-free hospital" national objective, consisted of lectures, discussions, and role playing. Results: Of the 10 test questions participants answered, seven showed a significant difference between the posttest taken at the end of the course and the posttest taken after 18 months. Conclusion: It is believed that knowledge is progressively lost if refresher courses are not held on a regular basis.
AB - Background: Studies still report high levels of postoperative pain. Inadequate treatment of patients experiencing pain is often due to lack of understanding of pain. Methods: The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a course on "pain," evaluated by a pretest-posttest design, with a questionnaire mailed to the 168 participants in February 2005. The course consisted of seven sessions held from October 2002 to June 2003 in a public hospital in Udine, Italy. This hospital has 710 beds and more than 30,000 admissions a year. The course, included in the "pain-free hospital" national objective, consisted of lectures, discussions, and role playing. Results: Of the 10 test questions participants answered, seven showed a significant difference between the posttest taken at the end of the course and the posttest taken after 18 months. Conclusion: It is believed that knowledge is progressively lost if refresher courses are not held on a regular basis.
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U2 - 10.3928/00220124-20080601-08
DO - 10.3928/00220124-20080601-08
M3 - Article
C2 - 18557287
AN - SCOPUS:47349125678
VL - 39
SP - 281
EP - 288
JO - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
JF - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
SN - 0022-0124
IS - 6
ER -