Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices and Skills (SHHBPS)

May 3, 2024 updated by: Banu CİHAN ERDOĞAN, Çankırı Karatekin University

The Effect of Hand Hygiene Training Given With Different Methods on Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices and Skills

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

75

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

  • Turkey
      • Ankara, Turkey, 06100
        • Çankırı Karatekin University

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

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: video group
The population of the study consisted of 123 students who were first-year students in the Home Patient Care Program. Video group (n=29)
Other: Training with video
The hand washing skills of the students in the three groups were evaluated by a researcher by observing the hand washing of the students in the sink with the Hand Washing Skills Checklist. After the students were given theoretical information about hand hygiene, including the importance of hand washing, the situations in which hands should be washed, and the steps of hand washing skills, the laboratory practice was started immediately afterwards. In the laboratory, hand washing training was given to the video group with the hand washing video developed by the researchers within the scope of the course. Afterwards, the same researcher who made the first observation re-evaluated the handwashing skills of all students in the sink by filling out the Handwashing Skill Checklist.
Experimental: Paint group
The population of the study consisted of 123 students who were first-year students in the Home Patient Care Program. Paint group (n=29)
Other: Training with paint
The hand washing skills of the students in the three groups were evaluated by a researcher by observing the hand washing of the students in the sink with the Hand Washing Skills Checklist. After the students were given theoretical information about hand hygiene, including the importance of hand washing, the situations in which hands should be washed, and the steps of hand washing skills, the laboratory practice was started immediately afterwards. In the laboratory, hand washing training was given to the paint group with the demonstration method using acrylic paint instead of soap. Afterwards, the same researcher who made the first observation re-evaluated the handwashing skills of all students in the sink by filling out the Handwashing Skill Checklist.
No Intervention: Control group
The population of the study consisted of 123 students who were first-year students in the Home Patient Care Program. Control group (n=29)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Descriptive Characteristics and Hand Hygiene Information Form
Time Frame: 1 year
It was developed by the researchers and includes seven questions including age, gender, family type, economic status, previous hand hygiene training, need for hand hygiene training, and hand washing frequency.
1 year
Hand Washing Skills Checklist
Time Frame: 1 year
The checklist prepared by the researchers in line with the WHO (World Health Organization) guidelines consists of 20 steps to evaluate the hand washing skills of the students. For the developed checklist, expert opinion was obtained from 5 Fundamentals of Nursing experts. Among the steps in the checklist, 0 points were given to the steps that were not applied, 0.5 points to the missing applied steps, and 1 point to the correctly applied steps. The highest score that students can get from the hand washing skill checklist is 20 points.
1 year
Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and Hand Hygiene Practice Inventory
Time Frame: 1 year
It was developed by Thea F. Van De Mortel (2009). The Turkish validity and reliability of the Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and Hand Hygiene Practice Inventory were conducted by Karadağ et al. The Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and Hand Hygiene Practice Inventory were used to evaluate students' hand hygiene beliefs and practices. The Hand Hygiene Belief Scale is scored as "1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=not sure, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree" and consists of 22 items in total; the Hand Hygiene Practice Inventory is scored as "1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=most of the time, 5=always" and consists of 14 items. Items 5,8,16,17,18,19,20 are evaluated in reverse (5=strongly disagree, 4=disagree, 3=not sure, 2=agree, 1=strongly agree).
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Çankırı Karatekin University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Banu CIHAN ERDOGAN, PhD, Çankırı Karatekin University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 15, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 15, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

April 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 8, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 8, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BCE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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