Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge About Cancer-related Pain Management

Study Overview
=================
Brief Summary
-----------------
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an intervention consisting of the implementation of guidelines about daily systematic pain assessment following a theory based education, targeting cancer-related pain and pain treatment, lead to a significantly positive improvement in RNs knowledge of, and attitudes towards their pain management. Furthermore will the interventions targeting the RNs influence the admitted patient's perception of their cancer-related pain?

Official Title
-----------------
A Theory Based Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge Concerning Cancer-related Pain Management: A Study Protocol of a Quasi-experimental Study Design

Conditions
-----------------
Neoplasms

Intervention / Treatment
-----------------
* Behavioral: Education


Participation Criteria
=================
Eligibility Criteria
-----------------
Inclusion Criteria: Cancer diagnosis Aged 18 years and above Cognitively intact and able to verbally communicate At admission pain intensity >1 on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Exclusion Criteria: Trauma or planned and/or acute surgery.

Ages Eligible for Study
-----------------
Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
-----------------
All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
-----------------
No

Study Plan
=================
How is the study designed?
-----------------

Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Education<br>Educational theory based intervention and systematic daily pain assessment | Behavioral: Education<br>* Theory based education and systematic daily assessment<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>Control group with care as usual | |

What is the study measuring?
-----------------
Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from baseline of the total score of Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain | Nurses attitude and knowledge as measured by a modified version of the instrument: Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain | Measurement will occur at first session of the educational intervention and 2 and 6 weeks after | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Baseline - Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form (BPI-SF) | BPI-SF is a pain-assessment instrument developed for cancer patient. The instrument consists of nine items, and a figure depicting a human body where the patient marks position and type of pain. BPI-SF includes items concerning the degree of pain right now, pain during the last day and pain on average as well as items concerning effect of pain treatment, walking ability, mood, work, relationships and if sleep are affected by pain. | Measurement will occur at admission of the patient and at discharge from the hospital. Estimated average time period from admission to discharge is 2 weeks |