Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude About Opioids

NCT04252443 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: opioid
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 127
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Opioid Use, Unspecified; Nurse's Role; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

Opioid; Knowledge; Attitude; Nursing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes towards Opioids in Pain Management in North Cyprus

  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

Study Arms (1)

Nurse

OTHER

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

Evaluation of nurses' knowledge and attitudes about opioid analgesics working in a university hospital OTHER

Interventions involving nurses' pharmacological level

Also known as: Knowledge about opioid and adjuvant analgesics, Opinions and attitudes on opioid administration

Nurse

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• European University of Lefke: lead

Study Sites (1)

European University of Lefke

Mersin, 99870, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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Related Links

• World Health Organization Analgesic Ladder Scheme

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Officials

• Semra Aslay, MD

  European University of Lefke

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ass. Prof. (M.D.)

Model Details: 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.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2020
• First Posted: February 5, 2020
• Study Start: June 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 5, 2018
• Study Completion: June 5, 2018
• Last Updated: February 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP
• Time Frame: After published there is no ending frame
• 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.

Locations

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