Clinical trial NCT06403956: Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices and Skills
Official title: The Effect of Hand Hygiene Training Given With Different Methods on Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices and Skills
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Complications of Medical and Surgical Care (Y62-Y84)
Keywords: Education
Hand hygiene
Home care services
Skills
Lead sponsor: Çankırı Karatekin University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-08
Enrollment: 75
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 22
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the effect of hand hygiene training given to home patient care students with different methods on their hand hygiene beliefs, practices and skills. This study was a randomized controlled trial. The population of the study consisted of 123 students. After the removals, the study was completed with 75 students in the video, paint and control groups. In the intervention of the study, lecture, discussion, question and answer, demonstration, coloring and video methods were used.

Detailed description: Hand hygiene is the most important strategy to prevent the transmission of microorganisms between patients, healthcare personnel and the healthcare environment. This study was conducted to determine the effect of hand hygiene training given to home patient care students with different methods on their hand hygiene beliefs, practices and skills. This study was a randomized controlled trial. The population of the study consisted of 123 students. After the removals, the study was completed with 75 students in the video (n=25), paint (n=25) and control (n=25) groups. In the intervention of the study, lecture, discussion, question and answer, demonstration, coloring and video methods were used.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* No previous training in a health field,
* First time students taking the Care Principles and Practices Lecture
* Students who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous education in one of the health fields,
* Repeatedly taking the Care Principles and Practices Lecture
* Students who refused to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Descriptive Characteristics and Hand Hygiene Information Form
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Hand Washing Skills Checklist
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and Hand Hygiene Practice Inventory
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Çankırı Karatekin University
Study officials:
affiliation: Çankırı Karatekin University
name: Banu CIHAN ERDOGAN, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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