Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses

Meltem Yıldırım; Etil Selin Çizmeciyan; Gamze Kaya; Zuhal Başaran; Fatmanur Şahin Karaman; Sevim Dursun

doi:10.5505/agri.2015.50103

Meltem Yıldırım^¹, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan^², Gamze Kaya^³, Zuhal Başaran^⁴, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman^⁵, Sevim Dursun^⁶

¹Lecturer, Yeditepe University, Health Science Faculty, Department Of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey
²Nurse, American Hospital, Surgical Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
³Nurse, Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
⁴Nurse, Istanbul Hizmet Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
⁵Nurse, Medicana International Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
⁶Lecturer, Halic University School Of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

Keywords: Nurses, orthopedic surgery; pain intensity; pain perception; patients’ relatives.

Abstract

Objectives: This descriptive study investigated pain levels of orthopedic surgery patients, and how this pain is perceived by their relatives and nurses.
Methods: The study was carried out with 150 patients, 150 relatives and 50 nurses to determine pain intensity levels of orthopedic surgery patients and perceptions of this among their relatives and nurses. Intensity of pain was measured on a 0 to 10 visual analogue scale. Relatives and nurses were not allowed to see the patient’s pain intensity score, and each nurse was allowed to participate in pain measurement three times. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, the Mann Whitney-U test, Paired Sample t-Test, Linear
Regression and Spearman Correlation Analysis.
Results: The pain intensity scores given by nurses (t=9.136, p<0.001) were significantly lower than patients’ own scores. There was no significant difference between relatives’ and patients’ pain scores. In the regression analysis, pain intensity scores given by relatives
were approximately 40% lower than those given by patients, while nurses’ scores were approximately 60% lower.
Conclusion: Education on pain management and the physical and emotional reactions of patients to pain should be provided for nurses working in surgical clinics. Meanwhile, as those who spend most time with the patient, relatives should be informed about possible pain behaviors in the postoperative period in order to prepare them for their role in the patient’s care.

BibTex	`@article{ agri550, doi = {10.5505/agri.2015.50103}, author = {Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun}, title = {Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses}, journal = {Agri}, year = {2015}, volume = {27}, number = {3}, pages = {132-138}, publisher = {The Turkish Society of Algology} }`
RIS	`TY - JOUR AU - Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun PY - 2015 TI - Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses SP - 132 EP - 138 JO - The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology J2 - Agri VL - 27 IS - 3 PB - DO - 10.5505/agri.2015.50103 ER -`
EndNote	`%0 Journal Article %A Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun %T Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses %J The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology %D 2015 %V 27 %N 3 %P 132-138 %R 10.5505/agri.2015.50103`
APA	Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun (2015). Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses. The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, 27(3), 132-138. doi:10.5505/agri.2015.50103
MLA	Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun. "Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, vol. 27, no. 3, 2015, pp. 132-138. doi:10.5505/agri.2015.50103.
Chicago	Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun. "Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology 27, no. 3 (2015): 132-138. https://doi.org/10.5505/agri.2015.50103.
AMA	Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun. Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses. Agri. 2015; 27(3): 132-138. doi:10.5505/agri.2015.50103.
Vancouver	Meltem Yıldırım, Etil Selin Çizmeciyan, Gamze Kaya, Zuhal Başaran, Fatmanur Şahin Karaman, Sevim Dursun. Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses. Agri. 2015; 27(3): 132-138. doi:10.5505/agri.2015.50103

Perceptions of pain levels among orthopedic surgery patients, their relatives, and nurses

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