How Well Ethiopian Parents Assess and Manage Their Children's Postoperative Pain: Descriptive Correlational Study

NCT06567171 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: NEMMCSH-WCU
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the practice of mothers towards the evaluation and management of postoperative children's pain.According to this study, Parents displayed low to moderate levels of knowledge adequacy towards the use of pain relief methods in relation to their children's postoperative pain and pain management, which indicates the need to provide parents with more information regarding their children's postoperative pain management.

Conditions

Parent; Pain; Ethiopia; Hospital

Keywords

Parents; Pain; Assessment; Management; Ethiopia; Wachemo University

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To evaluate the quality of parents management of children's pain in postoperative period using observational tools called PURPS (Parental use of pain relief strategy) and PPPM (Parental postoperative pain measure)

  An observational tool was used to measure the quality of parental pain management

  Oct, 2023

Interventions

This descriptive correlational study was conducted among 102 parents with children aged between 2 and 12 undergoing elective surgical procedures. PROCEDURE

This descriptive correlational study was conducted among 102 parents with children aged between 2 and 12 undergoing elective surgical procedures. Parental use of pain relief strategies (PURPS) and parental postoperative pain management (PPPM) tools were used to collect data on the adequacy of knowledge of the use of different pain relief strategies and the skill of parental pain assessment, respectively. We used Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationships between pain score given by parents and nurses. The statistical tests were performed at a 95% confidence interval and a 5% significance level.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Parents whose children are receiving elective surgical procedures and are between the ages of two and twelve were included in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Parents whose children are receiving elective surgical procedures
• age between the ages of two and twelve in year
• The legal parents' fluency in the local language in speaking, writing, and reading,
• lack of a diagnosis of any visual, auditory, sensory, or other illness

You may not qualify if:

• Children with
• ASA classifications III or IV,
• significant developmental delays,
• chronic illnesses
• premature births,
• underlying chronic pain conditions (e.g., diabetes)
• a medical history of multiple painful experiences (e.g., malignancies)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wachemo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mitiku Desalegn

Hosa’ina, Snnpr, 667, Ethiopia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 12, 2024
• First Posted: August 22, 2024
• Study Start: August 12, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 12, 2022
• Study Completion: October 20, 2022
• Last Updated: August 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ET (1)