The Effect of Video-Assisted Training and Visual Feedback With UV Germ Technology on Nursing Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices, and Compliance

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Okuroğlu G., Kaynar Şimşek A., Pazar N., Ecevit Alpar Ş.

JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.335-340, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000710
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CINAHL, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.335-340
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: education, hand hygiene, health care-associated infections, nursing
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene (HH) is the most effective way to prevent health care-associated infections; however, HH compliance rates continue to be suboptimal. PURPOSE: To determine the effectiveness of video-assisted training and visual feedback with ultraviolet (UV) germ technology on nursing students' HH beliefs, practices, and compliance. METHODS: This study used a double-blind, posttest randomized controlled design. The experimental group received training, visual feedback with UV germ technology, and instructional videos. RESULTS: A total of 46 students were included in the study (experimental 21 and control 25). The mean score of the HH skills checklist of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group ( P = .0001). The HH compliance rate was also higher in the experimental group (52.62%) compared with the control group (39.1%). CONCLUSIONS: The training, visual feedback with UV germ technology, and instructional videos increased HH compliance rates in nursing students.