Development of Knowledge and Attitudes Survey on Pain Management for Korean Long-term Care Professionals |
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Affiliation: | 1. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Daegu, Republic of Korea;2. College of Nursing, Kyungwoon University, Gumi, Republic of Korea;3. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea;4. Cardiovascular Center, Busan Saint Mary''s Medical Center, Busan, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | PurposeInappropriate knowledge and attitude toward pain management of professionals has been pointed to be major obstacles to effective pain management in long-term care setting. The purpose of this study was to develop the knowledge and attitudes survey on pain management for Korean long-term care (LTC) professionals (KASP-K).MethodsTo develop the KASP-K, the knowledge and attitudes survey regarding pain developed by Ferrell and McCaffery in 2014 was amended after a review of broad literature and the latest pain management standards. A rigorous validation process of the KASP-K was performed by testing the content validity, item difficulty and discrimination index, construct validity, test–retest reliability, and internal consistency.ResultsThe KASP-K consisted of 22 items and showed a content validity index of >0.7. The average difficulty of the KASP-K was 0.56 and the discrimination index was >0.2. The construct validity of the KASP-K was verified because of the differences in the sum scores depending on pain education (t = 2.30, p = .024). The test–retest reliability was r = .79 (p < .001) and the Cronbach's alpha was 0.73.ConclusionThis preliminary evaluation of the KASP-K demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability. The KASP-K will be able to provide scientific and empirical data regarding the knowledge of and attitude toward pain management by LTC professionals. |
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Keywords: | attitude knowledge long-term care pain management validation study |
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