Perceived Level of Satisfaction on Pain Management Among Post-Operative Patients at Mawenzi Regional Refferal Hospital Moshi Kilimanjaro

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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Pain is the most common reason for seeking medical care and it is one of the sources of discomfort among admitted patients, Patient satisfaction is commonly used to evaluate the quality of care, including quality of pain management, Objective: This study aimed to assess the perceived level of satisfaction of pain management among post operated patient admitted at Mawenzi regional Referral Hospital. Method: A descriptive cross sectional quantitative research design was conducted. Simple random sampling technique was used to select sample size of 112 patient aged 18 years and above, who were operated within 24 and 72 hours. An American Pain Society –Patient Outcome Questionnaire (APS-POQ) was adapted and used to collect data. The data entry and data analysis was done in SPSS version 20. Data obtained from this study was analyzed through descriptive statistics where frequencies, mean, standard deviation (SD), proportion and percentage were presented in tables. The association between dependent and independent variables was tested using chi square test and odds ratio. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered significant. Result: A total of 112 post operated patients were recruited most of them were female, age ranges from 30-39.the mean score of severe pain post operatively was (7.83 ± 0.88) within 24 to 48 hours. Pain relief received were 57.23(13.3%) and the time spent in severe pain 58 (51.8%), were in moderate pain, Most number of participants were interfered with pain at (7.25 ± 1.17) and a sleep (8.09 ± 01.28). 94 (83.9%) reported that they were not assessed prior to medication. And overall perceived level of satisfactions with pain management participant were satisfied. Conclusion: Postoperative patients’ experience severe pain and their satisfaction level with pain management was at satisfied level.