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March 18, 2026International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesOpen Access

Nurses’ experiences of barriers and strategies to the management of Patients’ postoperative pain in hospitals in Northern Ghana

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EAEmmanuel Ajudiok AnaapeesaUniversity for Development StudiesBABernard Atinyagrika AdugbireMAMillicent Aarah-BapuahUniversity for Development Studies

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Exploratory study reveals barriers and strategies in managing postoperative pain, suggesting improvements for nursing practices.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the barriers nurses face and the strategies they use in managing postoperative pain in patients.
  • Exploratory qualitative design
  • Participants were registered nurses and midwives
  • Purposive sampling with a sample size of fourteen
  • Data collected through semi-structured interviews
  • Inductive thematic analysis for data interpretation
  • Identified multifactorial barriers to postoperative pain management
  • Highlighted strategies used by nurses and midwives for effective pain management
  • Recommended improving nurse-patient ratio for better pain management
  • Emphasized the need for additional training for nurses

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Anaapeesa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba41e04e9516ffd37a1cb7https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2026.101044
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