Part A- satisfaction questionnaire
Overall satisfaction (table 1):
The overall satisfaction of the physicians from their pain management
practice in the ward improved significantly following the educational
intervention (2.83 to 4.4, p.value 0.003) .Moreover the majority of the
physicians’ satisfaction was inverted from a negative point of view to a
positive one (median 2.7 to 4.5).
Departmental satisfaction (table 2):
The departmental satisfaction of its pain management significantly
improved in more than 2 points in satisfaction level scale (3.01 to
5.09, p.value = 0.003). The biggest changes in satisfaction from
department performance were in pain monitoring (question 5-median
improved in 4 satisfaction levels) and the pain assessment (question 9-
median improved in 2 satisfaction levels)
Personal Satisfaction (Table 3):
The physicians’ personal satisfaction levels regarding their personal
skill in managing a painful patient was significantly improved by 1.39
points (p.value = 0.003) in the satisfaction level scale. The most
notable improvement is that physicians took a personal responsibility
for their patient’s pain monitoring and performed daily pain assessments
(questions 2+4: a rise in two satisfaction points in the satisfaction
level scale). There was a notable rise in confidence in the approach of
prescribing opiates following the educational process (question 10-
p.value=0.011).