Nurses knowledge and attitude regarding pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To determine through a systematic review and meta-analysis the level of knowledge about pain of nursing health professionals based on their scores on the Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain tool and its subdimensions in different settings.

Background: Adequate pain management is closely related to the degree of knowledge about pain of the healthcare personnel. Therefore, pedagogical programs on pain have been implemented in diverse health setting.