title: Patient satisfaction about using patient controlled analgesia in managing pain post surgical intervention.
abstract: Management of postoperative pain using patient controlled analgesia (PCA) has increased for its proven advantages over conventional methods of pain control. The purpose of this study was to investigate patients' satisfaction about using PCA post surgical intervention among patients at Saudi health care settings. A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational design was used to collect data from patients using PCA post surgical interventions. The analysis showed that patients had a moderate to high level of perception about efficacy of PCA, and had a moderate level of knowledge about PCA use and its function. The duration of using a PCA pump, patients' age, gender, marital status, educational level, type of surgery, and their work status were significant predictors (F 7, 76 = 5.13, p < .001; R(2) = 0.59). PCA offers patients with an individualized analgesic therapy that meets the patients' demand of pain control. The implications for nurses and medical staff are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing-King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hamza F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Ratrout
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing-University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan a.mansour@ju.edu.jo.
authors.forename: Ayman M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hamdan-Mansour
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Samer S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Seder
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing-King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Wisam M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Salim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Saudi Arabia; pain control; patient controlled analgesia (PCA); surgical interventions