Ng Sau Kwan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-127). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vi / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.x / Chapter Chapter 1: --- INTRODUCTION / Background of the study --- p.1 / Significance of the study --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Introduction --- p.6 / Search Strategy --- p.6 / Overview of the Concepts of Pain --- p.7 / Types of Pain --- p.8 / Nature of Postoperative Pain --- p.9 / Effects of Pain --- p.9 / Factors Influencing Pain Management Outcomes / Undermanaged Postoperative Pain --- p.11 / Assessing Pain in Postoperative Patients --- p.14 / Pain Relief and Patient Satisfaction --- p.16 / Health Locus of Control --- p.20 / Health Care Professionals' Attitudes --- p.22 / Barriers to Postoperative Pain Relief --- p.24 / Psychosocial Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction --- p.26 / Nursing and Quality Assurance of Pain Management --- p.29 / Pain Management Strategies / Organization of an Acute Pain Service --- p.32 / Pharmacological Pain Management --- p.35 / Nonpharmacological Pain Management --- p.37 / Summary of Literature Review --- p.38 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- METHOD / Introduction --- p.41 / Aim and objectives of the study --- p.41 / Research Questions --- p.42 / Research Hypotheses --- p.43 / Operational Definitions --- p.43 / Research Design --- p.44 / Settings --- p.45 / Sample --- p.46 / Instruments --- p.47 / The Modified American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire (APS-POQ-Modified) --- p.48 / The State Scale of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) --- p.50 / The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Form C Scale (MHLC) --- p.53 / The Modified Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-Modified) --- p.54 / Demographic Data Form --- p.55 / Translation and Content Validity of the Instruments --- p.55 / Pilot Study --- p.57 / Data Collection Procedures --- p.60 / Data Analysis / Effect Size and Power of the Study --- p.62 / Ethical Considerations --- p.64 / Conclusion --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- RESULTS / Introduction --- p.66 / Reliability of the Instruments --- p.67 / Demographic Characteristics / Medical Characteristics --- p.70 / Physical and Psychosocial Characteristics of Pain / Pain intensity and pain interference --- p.72 / Beliefs about pain --- p.73 / State anxiety --- p.73 / Health locus of control --- p.73 / Patient satisfaction --- p.75 / Responses to Modified Patient Outcome Questionnaire --- p.75 / Comparisons of Patient Satisfaction Ratings with Demographic / Characteristics --- p.77 / Correlates of Patient Satisfaction --- p.78 / Predictors of Patient Satisfaction --- p.80 / Conclusion --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- DISCUSSION / Introduction --- p.84 / Demographic Characteristics --- p.84 / Effect Size and Power of the Study --- p.85 / Patient Satisfaction with Pain Management and Pain Intensity --- p.86 / Multidimensional Health Locus of Control --- p.90 / Beliefs or Misconceptions about pain --- p.94 / Education on Pain Management --- p.98 / Conclusion --- p.101 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- "LIMITATIONS, IMPLICATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION" / Introduction --- p.102 / LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY --- p.102 / IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE --- p.106 / RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE PRACTICE / AND RESEARCH --- p.110 / CONCLUSION --- p.113 / REFERENCES --- p.115