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Background: Accurate assessment of the degree of pain is important for the implementation of quality health care. Insufficient level of training of health professionals on the assessment of pain could be a cause for poor quality of health care. The purpose of the study is to determine whether the medical staff has a sufficient level of knowledge to assess degree of pain and to use personal assessment in everyday practice. Method: For the purpose of this study we used an original questionnaire. The study was conducted in a medical institution in Republic Slovenia. The study included 100 patients and satisfactory completed questionnaires were returned from 82 patients. To determine the statistical significance we used t-test. Results: The level of education of medical staff [r = 0.314, p < 0.001 ] and selfassessment activities for the purpose of treating pain [ r = 0.245, p < 0.001 ] were significantly associated with the level of quality of care. Discussion: Knowledge of nurses contributes to accurate assessment of pain, which helps to control pain intensity. Also, international research shows that it is necessary to give priority to the treatment of chronic pain in a clinical setting. The results of this research may lead to the development and implementation of ongoing training programs for employees, that are based on the evidence in the areas of pain. It is known that nurses need appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and team collaboration in the treatment of pain that can effectively contribute to the comfort of the patient.

Significance of pain assessment for the purpose of improving the level of health