Abstract:
Back ground: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience which is described in
relation to tissue or organ damage. In Ethiopia, many people are affected each year by
unnecessary moderate or severe pain. Although the need for proper pain management is
increasing in Ethiopia, it has yet to get the attention it deserves apart from the attempt to develop
a national guideline. Therefore, it was imperative to conduct this assessment to identify the
implementation of pain free hospital.
Objective: To evaluate the implementation status of Pain free Hospital initiatives in Seka
Primary Hospital, Oromia Reginal state, south west Ethiopia, 2021.
Method: A single case study design was conducted from May 03-24/2021at Seka Chekorsa
Primary Hospital, Oromia Regional state using both qualitative and quantitative data collection
methods. Sample of 422 patients who was selected proportionally, 40 patient cards were selected
randomly and 20 key informant interviews were selected purposively. Quantitative data were
analyzed using SPSS version 25 software. Missing value and outlier were cheeked. Recoding,
categorizing, computing, counting and other statistical analysis were done. Qualitative data were
analyzed manuall. Thematic analysis technique was used. The collected Qualitative data were
transcribed, translated to English language then coded, code was thematized and summarized to
respective dimension. After analysis, triangulatuons of qualitative and quantitative data were
done.The conclusion were given based on pre defined judgement parameter.Finally the data
were presented using narration and tables.
Result: The availability of resource for implementation of pain free Hospital initiatives;
Compliance of health care providers to manage pain with guideline and the mean satisfaction of
patients with pain management were good.
Conclusion and recommendation: Overall process of pain management program
implementation in seka hospital were well implemented. Nearly greater than half of patients who
got service in hospital were assessed for pain level. Clinical audit for pain management was not
performed in the Hospital. So, healthcare provider should have to assess pain for all patients and
further more pain clinical audit should have to be performed
