Table 3. Barriers to the use of non-pharmacological pain management methods among nurses working in Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables	Yes, N (%)	No, N (%)
Managers’ disinclination & noncooperation regarding the provision of non -pharmacology pain management	117(69.2)	52(30.8)
Inadequate facilities to use non-pharmacological methods	92(54.4)	77(45.6)
Infrequent use of non-pharmacological methods	115(68.0)	54(32.0)
Nurses’ fatigue	121(71.6)	48(28.4)
Inadequate nursing work experience and skills	110(65.1)	59(34.9)
Inadequate cooperation of physicians	123(72.8)	46(27.2)
Nurses insufficient motivation to use non -pharmacology pain management methods because of low salary	121(71.6)	48(28.4)
A heavy workload	125(74.0)	44(26.0)
Nurses insufficient knowledge about the latest research findings	118(69.8)	51(30.2)
Disinclination and unwillingness to use non-pharmacological	122(72.2)	47(27.8)
Nurses feeling that they are not adequately equipped to use such method	119(70.4)	50(29.6)
Multiple responsibilities	125(74.0)	44(26.0)
Nurses inadequate knowledge about the complications of inadequate pain management	118(69.8)	51(30.2)
Inaccessibility of proper pain assessment tools	111(65.7)	58(34.3)
An insufficient number of nurses in ward	123(72.8)	46(27.2)
Some patients’ inability to communicate and express pain	113(66.9)	56(33.1)
The high cost of some non-pharmacological methods	105(62.1)	64(37.9)
A chaotic environment	112(66.3)	57(33.7)
Inadequate training on non-pharmacological methods	113(66.9)	56(33.1)
Unstable health condition of patients	106(62.7)	63(37.3)
Nurses’ disinclination to use non-pharmacological methods	113(66.9)	56(33.1)
Insufficient knowledge about the pain behaviors of patients	107(63.3)	62(36.7)
Cultural differences between patients and nurses	103(60.9)	66(39.1)

Note: N = Number, % = percent.