Pain status and health perceptions according to quips pain questionnaire of patients with urinary system operation

23^rd World Nursing and Healthcare Conference

July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany

Seher Tanriverdi, Neslihan Soylemez, Omer Tanriverdi and Serdar Saritas

Mardin Artuklu University Health High School, Turkey
Inonu University Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkey
Sanko University Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkey
Inonu University Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkey

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Aims: The study was carried out to determine the pain status and health perceptions according to the post-operative quip pain questionnaire of patients who underwent a urinary system operation. Methods:This descriptive study was conducted between November 2016 and March 2017 at the Malatya State Hospital Urology Clinic. The universe of the study consisted of adult patients in this clinic. The sample consisted of 168 patients who were selected by chance random sampling method and who met the inclusion criteria. The Pat9ient Presentation Form was used to identify the introductory characteristics of the patients, the Quips Pain Questionnaire to assess their pain and the Perceived Health Scale to identify health perceptions. The data were collected by the researcher via face-to-face interview method. Mean, standard deviation, number, percentage tests were used in the statistical evaluation of the data. Results:The average age of the patients was 48.73 �± 13.66, 76.2% were male, 91.7% were married, 49.4% were primary school graduate and 32.1% were workers. Pain level of patients determined as 6.7 �± 0.96, 80.4% were informed about postoperative pain treatments, and the average level of satisfaction with pain treatment was 12.88 �± 0.99 when evaluated between 0-15) .The mean score of perceived health scale was 0.32 �± 0.46. Conclusions: As a result of this research; Patients with urinary system surgery were found to have high pain severity and low health perceptions compared to the quips pain questionnaire after surgery.

Biography :

Seher has completed her master at the age of 27 years from Ã?°nönü University Faculty of Health Sciences. She is continuing her Ph.D. She works as a research assistant at the Mardin Artuklu University High Health School.