İlkokul Öğrencilerinde Floresan ile Somutlaştırma Girişiminin Kullanılmasının El Hijyeni Eğitimine Etkisi

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 3, 255 - 264

Hülya Yılmaz , Cevriye Yüksel Kaçan

https://doi.org/10.48071/sbuhemsirelik.1434939

Öz

Giriş: Yetersiz el hijyeni nedeniyle çocukluk çağındaki bulaşıcı hastalık ve ölüm oranları dakikada bir çocuğun
ölümüne yol açmaktadır.
Amaç: Eğitim stratejisi olarak floresan ile somutlaştırma girişiminin kullanıldığı programın ilkokul öğrencilerinin
el yıkama becerileri üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir.
Yöntem: Ön test ve son test desenli, tek merkezli randomize kontrollü çalışma, 35 deney ve 35 kontrol katılımcısıyla yürütüldü. Veriler, ultraviyole ışık altında floresanla tespit edilebilen Dermalux Test Losyonu, Sosyodemografik Veri Formu, El Yıkama Beceri Kontrol Listesi, El Yıkama Beceri Etkinliği ve Okul Çocuklarında El Hijyeni Değerlendirme Soru Formu ile toplandı.
Bulgular: Eğitim öncesi ve sonrası deney grubunda yer alan katılımcıların her iki el için verilen el yıkama etkinliğinde
bölgelere göre istatistiksel fark tespit edilmiştir (p < 0,001). Eğitim öncesi ve sonrası tüm katılımcılarda el yıkama kontrol listesi puan ortalamalarında ve el yıkama sürelerinde artış tespit edilmiştir (p < 0,05). Eğitim öncesi ve sonrası el yıkama kontrol listesi puan ortalamaları değişim yüzdesi karşılaştırıldığında deney grubundaki değişimin %62’ye, kontrol grubundakinin ise %23’e yükseldiği tespit edilmiştir (p < 0,001).
Sonuç: Öğrencilere görsel somutlaştırma ve açıklama yapılması ile el yıkama etkinliğini geliştirmektedir. Bu
nedenle okul çağındaki çocukların eğitiminde bu tür görsel geri bildirim sağlayan teknolojik cihazların kullanılması
önemle tavsiye edilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

eğitim, el hijyeni, el yıkama, okul hemşireliği

Etik Beyan

Before starting the study, ethical permission for the research was obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of one University Medical Faculty (Approval No. 2023-1/46 and dated 11 January 2023). Institutional permission (E-94060517-604.02-70406724) was obtained from the Provincial Directorate of National Education for the school where the study was conducted. Active written consent was obtained from students, their parents, or caregivers through the school administration before they were enrolled in the study.

Teşekkür

The authors extend their sincerest gratitude to the primary school students, their parents, or caregivers through the school administration.

The Effect of Using Fluorescent Concretization Intervention on Hand Hygiene Training in Primary School Students

Öz

Introduction: Inadequate hand hygiene increases the rates of childhood infectious diseases and deaths, leading to the death of one child per minute.
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the effects of the program in which fluorescent embodiment intervention was used as an educational strategy on the hand washing skills of primary school students.
Method: Single center randomized controlled trial using a pretest and posttest design was conducted with 35 intervention and 35 control participants. Data were collected with Dermalux Test Lotion containing fluorescently detectable under ultraviolet light, Sociodemographic Data Questionnaire, Hand Washing Skill Checklist, Hand Washing Skill Efficacy, and Hand Hygiene Assessment Question Form in School Children.
Results: A statistical difference was found in the hand washing activity given for both hands of the participants in the experimental group before and after the training (p < 0.001). There was an increase in the mean hand washing checklist scores and hand washing times of all participants before and after the training (p < 0.05). When the percentage of change in the mean hand washing checklist scores before and after the training was compared, it was found that the change in the experimental group increased to 62% and in the control group to 23% (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Visual concretization and explanation improve hand washing activity. Therefore, it is highly recommended to use technological devices that provide such visual feedback in the education of school-age children.

Anahtar Kelimeler

education, hand hygiene, hand washing, school nursing

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