Pain knowledge and attitudes of final-year medical students at the University of Cape Town: A cross-sectional survey
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Pain knowledge and attitudes of final-year medical students at the University of Cape Town: A cross-sectional survey | |
| Creator | Mashanda-Tafaune, Blessing van Nugteren, Janieke Parker, Romy | |
| Description | Background: Pain is the most common presenting complaint in patients visiting a healthcare facility. Healthcare professionals need adequate knowledge of pain to be able to manage it effectively.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the pain knowledge and attitudes of the 2018 final-year medical students at the University of Cape Town (UCT).Setting: This study was conducted by the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT, South Africa, with final-year medical students.Methods: Unruh’s Modified Pain Knowledge and Attitudes (MPKA) questionnaire was utilised to collect data in a cross-sectional survey using an Internet-based electronic format.Results: A total of 104 students out of 232 students in the class (44.8%) participated in the study. The total median score on the MPKA questionnaire was 46 (interquartile range [IQR] 44–50.5) out of 57, or 80.7% (IQR 77.2–88.6%). The participants performed worst in the section on the pharmacological management of pain with median scores of 6 (IQR 4–8) (55%) correct out of 11 questions.Conclusion: Pain knowledge, especially with regard to the pharmacological aspects of pain management, has some important deficiencies in these final-year medical students. It appears that the undergraduate curriculum and teaching thereof would benefit from a review of the pain curriculum. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2020-07-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2306 | |
| Source | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; Vol 12, No 1 (2020); 6 pages 2071-2936 2071-2928 | |
| Language | eng | |
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