Table 1.
Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Study Participants (N= 154)
| Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 31 | 20.1 |
| Female | 123 | 79.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 92 | 59.7 |
| Married | 62 | 40.3 |
| Educational level | ||
| Intermediate/Colleges | 104 | 67.5 |
| University | 50 | 32.5 |
| Attending a formal course on pain management | 88 | 57.1 |
| Types of formal course | ||
| University lectures | 19 | 21.6 |
| Postgraduate training | 36 | 40.9 |
| Other | 33 | 37.5 |
| Other sources of information on pain management | 109 | 70.8 |
| Types of information sources | ||
| Books | 31 | 20.1 |
| Internet | 35 | 22.7 |
| Advice from expertise | 20 | 13.0 |
| Training in the department | 44 | 28.6 |
| Using a pain assessment tool in the hospital | 122 | 79.2 |
| Frequency of using pain assessment tools | ||
| Never or seldom | 69 | 44.8 |
| Sometimes | 61 | 39.6 |
| Usually/Everyday | 24 | 15.6 |
| Having experiences on pain management | 60 | 39.0 |
| Self-assessing of pain management skills | ||
| Poor | 27 | 17.5 |
| Average | 103 | 66.9 |
| Good | 24 | 15.6 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 29.1 | 5.9 |
| Working experience (years) | 5.6 | 4.4 |