The Effect of Interactive Multimedia Versus Illustrated Booklet on Behavior to Prevent Lower Back Pain in Working Nurses.

October 29, 2020 updated by: Nahid Zarifsanaiey

Comparison of the Effect of Interactive Multimedia Versus Illustrated Booklet on Behavior to Prevent Lower Back Pain in Working Nurses in the Hospitals Affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

The present study was conducted to compare the effect of interactive multimedia and illustrated booklet methods on knowledge, attitude and improvement of behavior in preventing lower back pain amongst lower back pain amongst nurses.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In this single blind randomized controlled trial, 153 eligible nurses working in hospitals during 2019 were enrolled. The participants were randomly allocated into three parallel groups: interactive multimedia (n=55), illustrated booklet (n= 55), and the control (n= 43). The study samples were blinded to intervention and control groups. A researcher-made questionnaire was completed by the eligible subjects before, after, and four weeks after the intervention to assess their knowledge, attitude and behavior in preventing chronic lower back pain amongst working nurses.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

153

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • ADULT
  • OLDER_ADULT
  • CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Minimum education level of bachelor's degree in nursing
  • Employment in governmental hospitals
  • Willing to participate in the study and complete the informed consent
  • Minimum knowledge of working with computers

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Congenital anomalies
  • low back pain
  • History of back surgery
  • History of trauma to the back
  • Pregnancy
  • Severe osteoporosis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Interactive multimedia training
the intervention group 1 completed the pretest knowledge, attitude, and behavior questionnaire. Then, interactive multimedia was made available to this group. The questionnaire was completed again by the group, one week after completion of training, and then one month afterward.
Behavioral: Interactive multimedia training and illustrated booklet
The experimental groups conducted interactive multimedia training and illustrated booklet
EXPERIMENTAL: illustrated booklet
First, the intervention group 2 completed the pretest knowledge, attitude, and behavior questionnaire. Then, illustrated booklet was made available to this group. The questionnaire was completed again by the group one week after completion of training, and then one month afterward.
Behavioral: Interactive multimedia training and illustrated booklet
The experimental groups conducted interactive multimedia training and illustrated booklet
EXPERIMENTAL: No Intervention
In the control group, no intervention was performed. Only before the intervention, one week and one month after the intervention, they completed the knowledge, attitude and behavior questionnaires.
Behavioral: Interactive multimedia training and illustrated booklet
The experimental groups conducted interactive multimedia training and illustrated booklet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Behavior of the employed nurses in order to prevent low back pain
Time Frame: 5 weeks
Researcher made questionnaire for measuring behavior with 19 questions based on a six-point Likert scale.
5 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge of the employed nurses in order to prevent low back pain
Time Frame: 5 weeks
A Researcher made questionnaire for measuring knowledge with 10 four-option questions.
5 weeks
Attitude of the employed nurses in order to prevent low back pain
Time Frame: 5 weeks
A researcher made questionnaire for measuring attitude with 18 questions based on a six-point Likert scale.
5 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Nahid Zarifsanaiey

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nahid zarifsanaiey, PhD, associate Professor, Virtual school, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

June 30, 2019

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 28, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 29, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 26, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 26, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

October 30, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

November 2, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2020

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IR.SUMS.REC.1397.1093

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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