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niazi N, drayesh S, Garousian M, Elaheh Talebi-Ghane E, Daneshvar F, Radnia N, et al . Investigating the effect of training in non-pharmacological pain management principles on the performance of neonatal intensive care nurses in Hamadan. SJNMP 2025; 10 (3) :294-307
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Naemeh Niazi1 
, Sahar Drayesh1 , Maryam Garousian1 , Elaheh Elaheh Talebi-Ghane1 , Fariba Daneshvar1 , Nahid Radnia1 , Behnaz Basiri1 , Neda Alimohammadi *2
, Sahar Drayesh1 , Maryam Garousian1 , Elaheh Elaheh Talebi-Ghane1 , Fariba Daneshvar1 , Nahid Radnia1 , Behnaz Basiri1 , Neda Alimohammadi *2
1- Clinical Research Development Unit of Fatemieh Hospital
2- Clinical Research Development Unit of Fatemieh Hospital ,Nalimohamadi44@gmail.com
2- Clinical Research Development Unit of Fatemieh Hospital ,
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Background & Aim: Pain assessment and control is one of the most important nursing practices, to the extent that some sources consider it the fifth vital sign. Pain is a subjective concept, infants, like adults, are unable to express it. For this reason, the destructive effects of pain in infants, especially those who are hospitalized and have to undergo painful procedures are greater. Due to low awareness of this issue, appropriate action is not taken and the correct training strategy for pain control for health personnel is still an issue that has been neglected. This study aimed to determine the effect of training on non-pharmacological control of neonatal pain by nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit of Hamadan.
Materials & Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted as a pre-test-post-test on 55 NICU nurses of Fatemeh Hospital, Hamadan, who were included in the study through a census, in 2023. Data were collected using a researcher-made tool including two parts: demographic information and a checklist of nurses' performance in relation to pain management. First, their performance in non-pharmacological pain control in infants was evaluated, then they were given training in non-pharmacological pain control methods in the form of a workshop, and then they were evaluated again 4 weeks later.
Result: The average performance score of the nurses studied before and after training was higher than the average value of 50 which showed that the nurses had average performance in the field of pain management. The average performance score of the nurses studied after training increased by an average of 25.88 compared to before training. Using a paired t-test, this increase in the average performance score was statistically significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that holding a pain management training workshop increases the skills and improves the performance of nurses in non-pharmacological pain control in infants. Therefore, it is recommended that periodic and in-service training be provided on neonatal pain, its complications, and its control in order to prevent long-term and short-term complications of pain in neonates, such as hemodynamic instability, anxiety, etc.
Materials & Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted as a pre-test-post-test on 55 NICU nurses of Fatemeh Hospital, Hamadan, who were included in the study through a census, in 2023. Data were collected using a researcher-made tool including two parts: demographic information and a checklist of nurses' performance in relation to pain management. First, their performance in non-pharmacological pain control in infants was evaluated, then they were given training in non-pharmacological pain control methods in the form of a workshop, and then they were evaluated again 4 weeks later.
Result: The average performance score of the nurses studied before and after training was higher than the average value of 50 which showed that the nurses had average performance in the field of pain management. The average performance score of the nurses studied after training increased by an average of 25.88 compared to before training. Using a paired t-test, this increase in the average performance score was statistically significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that holding a pain management training workshop increases the skills and improves the performance of nurses in non-pharmacological pain control in infants. Therefore, it is recommended that periodic and in-service training be provided on neonatal pain, its complications, and its control in order to prevent long-term and short-term complications of pain in neonates, such as hemodynamic instability, anxiety, etc.
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Received: 2025/01/23 | Revised: 2025/06/28 | Accepted: 2025/04/9 | Published: 2025/04/9 | ePublished: 2025/04/9
Received: 2025/01/23 | Revised: 2025/06/28 | Accepted: 2025/04/9 | Published: 2025/04/9 | ePublished: 2025/04/9
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