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Nursing Student's Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Pain Management: A Cross‐Sectional Study

  • Fawaz Abdullah Alshehri1
  • Tracy Levett‐Jones2
  • Jacqui Pich2
  • Abdulrahman S. Alamri3
  1. 1University of Tabuk
  2. 2University of Technology Sydney
  3. 3University of Jeddah
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Abstract

Aim The aim of this study was to examine Saudi Arabian nursing students' level of pain management knowledge and attitudes. Design A cross‐sectional design was used in this study. Methods The ‘Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain’ tool was used to measure students' knowledge of and attitudes towards pain management. Data were collected from four universities between November 2023 and January 2024 and analysed using descriptive statistics. Results A total of 393 online surveys were submitted. The mean ‘Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain’ score was 44% (SD = 8.8), indicating generally low levels of knowledge and attitudes towards pain management. There were significant differences in scores across universities. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that many of the participants had inadequate levels of knowledge and poor attitudes towards pain management. There is a need for further research to explore the factors that impact students' pain management knowledge and attitudes. No Patient or Public Contribution No patient or public contribution in the study.

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@article{alshehri2026nursing,
  title = {{Nursing Student's Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Pain Management: A Cross‐Sectional Study}},
  author = {Fawaz Abdullah Alshehri and Tracy Levett‐Jones and Jacqui Pich and Abdulrahman S. Alamri},
  journal = {Nursing open},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1002/nop2.70880},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13673007},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nursing Student's Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Pain Management: A Cross‐Sectional Study
AU  - Fawaz Abdullah Alshehri
AU  - Tracy Levett‐Jones
AU  - Jacqui Pich
AU  - Abdulrahman S. Alamri
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/01
JO  - Nursing open
DO  - 10.1002/nop2.70880
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13673007
AB  - Aim The aim of this study was to examine Saudi Arabian nursing students' level of pain management knowledge and attitudes. Design A cross‐sectional design was used in this study. Methods The ‘Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain’ tool was used to measure students' knowledge of and attitudes towards pain management. Data were collected from four universities between November 2023 and January 2024 and analysed using descriptive statistics. Results A total of 393 online surveys were submitted. The mean ‘Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain’ score was 44% (SD = 8.8), indicating generally low levels of knowledge and attitudes towards pain management. There were significant differences in scores across universities. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that many of the participants had inadequate levels of knowledge and poor attitudes towards pain management. There is a need for further research to explore the factors that impact students' pain management knowledge and attitudes. No Patient or Public Contribution No patient or public contribution in the study.
SN  - 2054-1058
ER  -