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Essay on Orthopedic Nursing
The attitudes and knowledge of orthopedic physical therapists regarding chronic benign pain (not related to cancer) was assessed by a questionnaire, which was sent to a random group (approximately 5 percent) of the membership of the American Physical Therapy Association's section on Orthopedics. Of this group, only 119 individuals (23.8 percent) returned the survey. Although this return rate casts doubt on the statistical value of the study, the findings were reported. A total of 96 percent of the respondents reported that they preferred to treat patients who were unlikely to suffer from chronic benign orthopedic pain. Their attitude about patients with pain, and their level of knowledge regarding pain mechanisms were evaluated. More than 50 percent of the respondents achieved a passing mark on a test of pain knowledge, but the level of the therapists' attitude regarding treating patients with chronic pain was extremely low. These findings may indicate that the educational of orthopedic physical therapists with regard to pain is poor; this may lead to their developing a negative attitude about treating such patients. A large number of therapists (72 percent) believed that their knowledge was inadequate for dealing with the problems of patients who suffer from chronic orthopedic pain. (Byrne T, Savas H,)
Orthpedic physical therapists' knowledge of pain mechanisnis and methods of pain management and their attitudes toward working with patients with benign chronic pain were studied A random sample of 500 members of the American Physical Therapy Association's Section on Orthopaedics received by mail a 36-item questionnaire, Statistical analysis of scores, using frequencies, means, and correlations, was performed on the 119(23.8%) usable returns. All but 4% of the respondents preferred to work with patients who are not likely to have chronic pain. Seventy-two percent believed their entry-level education in pain management and theory was very inadequate or less than adequate to deal with an orthopedic patient population................
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