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Suresh Yadav1, Geetha Desai1, Santosh K Chaturvedi1
1Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Aim:
This study assessed the influence of pain behaviors on pain estimation by nurses and psychiatrists.
Materials And Methods:
Pain ratings performed by nurses and psychiatrists who observed the case scenarios using role plays were assessed. The data were computed and frequencies were derived. t-test was used to compare the ratings between the groups.
Results:
There was significant difference in the ratings of the pain severity by nurses and psychiatrists.
Conclusions:
Pain assessment is essential for the comprehensive management of pain. Training health professionals in pain assessments is very essential.
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