The Quality Test for Postoperative Pain Management using the American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire Revisied (APS-POQ-R) version Indonesia at Mohammad Hoesin Hospital in Palembang (A study of the quality level of postoperative pain management

Abstract

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or
potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. APS-POQ-R (Revised
American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire) is a measuring tool for assessing
the quality of postoperative pain management by exploring patient experiences and
outcomes. This research aims to assess the quality of postoperative pain management
at Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang and to determine the factors that influence
it. The Cross-sectional observational analytic study was conducted toward 51
respondents. Data was collected primarily by using questionnares and interview. Data
was analyzed by using chi-square. The study showed that the quality of postoperative
pain management at RSUP Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital Palembang has good
quality with a total of 27 patients (52.9%). From statistical analysis there was
significant relationship between the quality of post-operative pain management with
age (p=0,037), gender (p=0,027), ethnicity (p=0,039), education level (p=0,039), and
economic level (p=0,005). So it can be concluded that was a significant relationship
between the quality of post-operative pain management with age, gender, ethnicity,
education level, and economic level.