Nonpharmacological Pain Management Post-Operative Patients PDF

Volume 36 Article 5 Issue 4 Journal of Perioperative Nursing 12-22-2023 Nonpharmacological pain management methods used by post- operative patients: A cross-sectional study Follow this and additional...

Volume 36 Article 5 Issue 4 Journal of Perioperative Nursing 12-22-2023 Nonpharmacological pain management methods used by post- operative patients: A cross-sectional study Follow this and additional works at: https://www.journal.acorn.org.au/jpn Part of the Medicine and Health Sciences Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Recommended Citation Karadag Arli, Senay (2023) "Nonpharmacological pain management methods used by post-operative patients: A cross-sectional study," Journal of Perioperative Nursing: Vol. 36 : Iss. 4 , Article 5. Available at: https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1284 https://www.journal.acorn.org.au/jpn/vol36/iss4/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Journal of Perioperative Nursing. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Perioperative Nursing by an authorized editor of Journal of Perioperative Nursing. Nonpharmacological pain management methods used by post-operative patients: A cross-sectional study Cover Page Footnote The author would like to thank all participants who participated in this study. This article is available in Journal of Perioperative Nursing: https://www.journal.acorn.org.au/jpn/vol36/iss4/5  Peer-reviewed article Author Associate Professor Senay Karadag Arli Nonpharmacological pain PhD Department of Health Sciences, management methods used by post-operative patients: Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey A cross-sectional study Abstract Objectives: Surgical patients use many nonpharmacological methods to manage pain after surgery. Knowing these methods and relieving the patient’s surgical pain will increase the quality of care. This study aims to examine the nonpharmacological pain management methods used by surgical patients and identify significant relationships between gender and participants’ clinical characteristics. Method: The study was conducted using a cross-sectional and descriptive design with the participation of 225 patients in a public hospital in eastern Turkey. Data collection was done using the patient identification and clinical characteristics form. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used in the analysis of the data. Results: A significant correlation was determined between the patients’ post- operative pain level and gender (p