The Effect of Web Based Genital Hygiene Education Provided to Orthopedically Disabled Women

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is to determine the effect of web-based genital hygiene education provided to orthopedically disabled women on self care agency and genital hygiene behaviors.

Detailed Description
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It was a randomized controlled trial. The women in the experimental group were given web-based genital hygiene education that continued for seven weeks. No intervention was applied to the women in the control group.

Official Title
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A 15-Week Randomized Controlled Trial in Orthopedically Disabled Women

Conditions
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Disability Physical, Genital Infection

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: web based education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Being orthopedically handicapped Being literate, being over the age of 18 Having access to the internet Being able to use the internet/computer Being able to maintain genital hygiene individually. Exclusion Criteria: The inability to use the internet Not being a member of the website Having mental retardation Being dependent on someone else to maintain genital hygiene (bedridden, with spasticity) No willing to complete the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental<br>Partivipants recieved web based genital hygiene education for seven week | Other: web based education<br>* Expert support and consultancy were received for the design and preparation of the web page.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>No intervention was applied to the women in the control group | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Introductory Questionnaire | The introductory questionnaire created for descriptive expressions | Baseline | 
| Change from the Baseline Self-Care Agency Scale Points at 7th and 15th weeks | Self-Care Agency Scale was used to determine the self-care skills and abilities of the participants. It is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 35 items. Each item of the scale is scored between 0 and 4 (0= very uncharacteristic of me, 4= very characteristic of me). In the scale, 8 items (3, 6, 9, 13, 19, 22, 26, and 31) are scored reversely (0= very characteristic of me, 4= very uncharacteristic of me). The scale is evaluated over 140 points. In evaluation, the score over 120 points is defined as high, the score between 82 and 120 points is defined as moderate, and the score below 82 points is defined as low. | Baseline, at the end of the 7th week, at the end of the 15th week | 
| Change from the Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale Points at 7th and 15th weeks | The Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale was used to determine the genital hygiene behaviors of the participants.It is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 23 items consisting of three sub-dimensions. The sub-dimensions of the scale are General Hygiene (the first 12 items), Menstrual Hygiene (items between 13 and 20), and Abnormal Finding Awareness (items between 21 and 23 ). Participants rate each item from 1 to 5 according to their suitability (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree). In the scale, 5 items (7, 14, 19, 20, 23) are scored reversely (1 = strongly agree, 5 = Strongly disagree). The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 115 and the lowest score is 23. High scores indicate positive genital hygiene behavior. | Baseline, at the end of the 7th week, at the end of the 15th week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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web based education, disabled women, genital hygiene, self care agency