Patients' knowledge of pain agreements

Authors

Krista M. Przybelinski, Westfield Family Physicians
Lisa S. Ball, Daemen College

Department

Nursing

Document Type

Article

Publication Source

Nurse Practitioner

Publication Date

2015-01-01

Volume

40

Issue

9

First Page

39

Last Page

46

Abstract

Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This study was conducted to determine patients' knowledge of pain agreements. Methods: Descriptive quantitative survey design. A 28-item questionnaire regarding patients' knowledge of pain agreements was distributed to pain management office patients. Results: Participants (N = 76) scored 30%-100% (mean 80%) on knowledge of 10 pain agreement items. Conclusions: Patients demonstrated moderate knowledge of terms.

Keywords

Chronic pain, Opioids, Pain, Pain agreements, Pain contracts

DOI

10.1097/01.NPR.0000456395.85285.64

Recommended Citation

Przybelinski, Krista M. and Ball, Lisa S., "Patients' knowledge of pain agreements" (2015). Articles & Book Chapters. 247.
https://digitalcommons.daemen.edu/faculty_scholar/247

https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000456395.85285.64