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- Title
Older Patient Satisfaction with Chronic Pain Management in the National Geriatric Hospital in Vietnam.
- Authors
Vu, Huyen Thi Thanh; Mai, Hue Thi; Nguyen, Huong Thi Thu; Nguyen, Thu Thi Hoai; Nguyen, Thanh Xuan; Nguyen, Tam Ngoc; Pham, Thang; Nguyen, Lan Thi Mai; Vu, Giang Thu; Pham, Hai Quang; Phan, Hai Thanh; Tran, Bach Xuan; Latkin, Carl A; Ho, Cyrus SH; Ho, Roger CM; Nguyen, Anh Trung
- Abstract
Purpose: The high prevalence of chronic pain and difficulties in pain management in older people are challenging for healthcare providers globally. Patient satisfaction regarding pain management is one of the measures to assess efficacy of pain control as well as healthcare services. Thus, our study aimed to evaluate the older patients' satisfaction with pain management and its associated factors in Vietnam. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam from May to October 2018. Face-to-face interviews were conducted on 495 older patients with chronic pain by using a structured questionnaire. The Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale (PTSS) was used to assess the level of satisfaction with pain management. A Tobit regression model was used to estimate factors associated with satisfaction toward pain management. Results: The mean total satisfaction score was 1.77 (SD= 0.22). Older patients were most satisfied with the aspect of side effects of pain relief medication (mean=0.66, SD=0.56). On the contrary, they were most dissatisfied with information provided about pain and its treatment and efficacy of pain relief medication. Outpatients were less satisfied with information provided, the impact of current medication and pain management in general compared to inpatients. The regression model showed that patients with severe pain tended to be more dissatisfied with pain management than those with no pain. Conclusion: This study indicated that the general satisfaction with chronic pain management in older patients was quite good especially in the aspect of pain medication's side effects. However, dissatisfactory factors remained, including information provided about pain and efficacy of current pain medication. Intensive training regarding pain in geriatric care, health education communication for older people, and improved quality of medical services should be performed to ensure the quality of pain management, especially in the older population.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; HANOI (Vietnam); PAIN management; OLDER patients; PATIENT satisfaction; EDUCATION of older people; CHRONIC pain; PAIN clinics
- Publication
Patient Preference & Adherence, 2020, Vol 14, p1801
- ISSN
1177-889X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/PPA.S265873