Effects of IMB-Based Education on Pain Management in Nursing Students.

Authors

Sema Neziha Korucu, Hatice Pamuk, Selda Mert

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Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses. Oct 29, 2026. Epub Oct 29, 2026.

Abstract

This study aimed to determine whether nursing students who received nonpharmacological pain management education based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model used nonpharmacological pain management methods more frequently than those who received traditional lecture-based education and whether they achieved higher scores on the components of the IMB model.
A two-group, quasi-experimental, posttest-only design was employed.
The study population consisted of 210 nursing students who were enrolled in the Surgical Nursing course and were participating in clinical practice (intervention group [IG] = 73; control group [CG] = 70). Students in the IG received a structured educational intervention based on the knowledge, motivation, and behavioral skills components of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model for nonpharmacological pain management, whereas those in the CG received traditional lecture-based education. Data were collected using valid and reliable measurement tools assessing knowledge, attitudes, perceived social support, self-efficacy, health perception, and nursing care planning skills.
The proportion of students who used nonpharmacological pain management techniques was significantly higher in the IG than in the CG (p < .001). In addition, students in the IG had significantly higher scores for knowledge, individual motivation (attitudes), and behavioral skills (self-efficacy) than those in the CG (p < .001).
Nursing students who receive non-pharmacological pain management education based on the IMB model may be more likely to use non-pharmacological pain management methods through improvements in their knowledge, motivation, and behavioral skills. Clinical Implications Integrating IMB model-based, practice-oriented education into nursing curricula may support students' competence and application of nonpharmacological pain management methods in clinical practice.

PMID:
42957484
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 30 Oct 2026.

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