Evaluation of the pain of the patients who hospitalized in the neurosurgery clinic after lumbar disc hernia (LDH) surgery and determination of the nursing care satisfaction level

The study/research was conducted as a cross-sectional study in order to evaluate the pain of hospitalized patients in neurosurgery clinic after lumbar disc herniation (LDH) surgery and to determine the satisfaction level of nursing care. The universe of the study consisted of patients who underwent Lumbar Disc Hernia (LDH) surgery in Bingöl State Hospital Neurosurgery Service. The data of the study were obtained using Personal Information Form, Numerical Pain Scale and Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale. Face-to-face interview technique was used to collect the research data. Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used for statistical analysis. Spearman correlation coefficient analysis was used to determine the relationships. The mean age score of the patients participating in the study was 49.16±12.49 years. The postoperative pain mean score of the patients was found to be 2.66±1.69. It was determined that the Newcastle nursing care satisfaction level was "high". As a result, it was determined that the postoperative pain level of the patients was low and the satisfaction level of nursing care was high. It is recommended that appropriate training should be given to increase the comfort of life in the postoperative period of patients who have undergone lumbar disc herniation surgery. Keywords; lumbar disc herniation, nursing care, pain assessment