Pain Management and Its Possible Implementation Research in North Ethiopia: A before and after Study.
Mengistu Hagazi TequareJames John HuntzickerHagos Gidey MhretuYibrah Berhe ZelelewHiluf Ebuy AbrahaMehari Abrha TsegayKesatea Gebrewahd GebretensayeDaniel Gebre TesfayJulio Gonzalez SotomayorRahel NardosMary Beth YossesJoshua Edwin CobbsJennifer Pui Ling SchmidtWendy WeismanLeslie K BreitnerPublished in: Advances in medicine (2020)
We collected data from 106 mothers before and 110 mothers after intervention implementation. We successfully integrated pain as a fifth vital sign in more than 87% (p value <0.001) of patient, and fidelity was approximately 59% (p value <0.001). In addition, we significantly improved pain outcome measures after the implementation of the intervention. Conclusion and Recommendations. A systematic approach to implement pain management guidelines was successful. We recommend the ward sustain these gains and that hospital, the region, and the nation to replicate the success.