A Nurse‐Led Education Program to Improve Covid‐19 Prevention Knowledge Among Adolescent Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21354498 |
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| Authors | Amaia Cuesta‐Zigorraga (0009-0007-8854-5695, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Deusto Bilbao Spain), Marta Arrue (Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Department of Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Donostia Spain), Marta Arrue Mauleon (0000-0002-3318-5502, University of the Basque Country), Ainitze Labaka (0000-0002-0632-5741, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Department of Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Donostia Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1091-1098 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of School Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4391 • E-ISSN: 1746-1561 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/josh.13392 |
| PMID | 37698191 |
| OpenAlex | W4386623814 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
BACKGROUND: Adolescents are more susceptible than originally thought to COVID-19, and they could play a significant role in community transmission. We aim to evaluate a health education program on students' declarative knowledge and risk awareness concerning COVID-19-related public health recommendations. METHODS: A quasi-experimental pre-post pilot study was conducted. A number of 487 students aged between 12 and 17 years old participated in an educational program. Following Socratic Method, preventive actions were simulated in order to encourage students to seek answers about the correct application of measures. The program covered 3 prevention areas: (1) practice hygienic handwashing; (2) instruction on the appropriate use of masks; and (3) promotion of physical distancing, and was implemented in class by 3 registered nurses. RESULTS: Following the educational program, declarative knowledge regarding handwashing and mask use improved along with the students' total score. In the pre-test, students 16 years and older as well as female students obtained higher scores in declarative knowledge. Age-dependent differences between groups vanished in the post-test, but girls still achieved better scores. CONCLUSION: This nurse-led health education program proved to be effective to enhance declarative knowledge about COVID-19-related public health recommendations.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Family medicine · Health education · Health promotion · Knowledge level · Mathematics education · Medical education · Promotion (chess) · Public health · Test (biology) · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Infection Control and Ventilation · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
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