Assessment of Turkish oncology nurses’ knowledge regarding COVID-19 during the current outbreak in Turkey

Semerci, Remziye; Kudubeş, Aslı Akdeniz; Eşref, Ferhan Çetin

doi:10.1007/s00520-020-05700-w

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“…Interestingly, however, participants’ age was not associated with the knowledge of self-protection for COVID-19. The findings suggest that the elderly from rural communities with limited knowledge of COVID-19 were well aware of “how to do” to protect themselves from the COVID-19, which was consistent with the findings from other relevant studies [ 13 , 21 , 22 ]. Moreover, consistent with the findings reported by many previous related studies [ 23 , 24 ], our study also showed that the education level of the respondents was a key factor associated with the knowledge of COVID-19, as well as the knowledge of self-protection against COVID-19.…”

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confidence: 90%

Knowledge of COVID-19 and its prevention among rural residents in Fuqing, China

Liu

Feng

et al. 2022

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

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confidence: 90%

Knowledge of COVID-19 and its prevention among rural residents in Fuqing, China

Liu

Feng

et al. 2022

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

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“…These results supported with the study conducted by Elgzar et al, 6 who reported that post intervention, significant differences (p< 0.05) were observed between control and intervention groups in their awareness and all health belief model constructs regarding COVID19. Also, cohort with the study by Ayed et al, 3 who stated significant difference between secondary students' knowledge practice and attitudes, pre and post educational program intervention and consistent with the study performed by Semerci et al, 23 who presented that less than half of the nurses received education for COVID-19 and regular with Amer & Mohamed, 2 who reported that there were statistically significant differences in total mean score of knowledge pre and post nursing instructions. Also, agreement with the study done by Saqlain et al, 21 who reported that health care workers had poor knowledge regarding transmission of COVID19 (40.6%, N=168) and need educational program.…”

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confidence: 83%

Impact of Educational Intervention on Nurses’ Knowledge, Practice and Attitude Related Prevention Measures of COVID 19

Gehan Abd Elfattah atia Elasrag,

Nahed Elnabawy Elsabagh,

Asmaa Foad Abdelmonem

et al. 2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Background:The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused highly significant challenges for health systems over the world, but also fueled a surge in misinformation. Nurses as the first member at health team must improve their performance about COVID-19 Research Aim: to assess impact of educational program on nurses' knowledge, practice and attitude related prevention measures of COVID 19 Methodology: A Quasi-experimental research design was utilized from July 2020-November 2020 conducted at Shebin El Koum teaching Hospital and Menofia University Hospital for 50 nurses. A self-administered questionnaire containing four parts (characteristics, knowledge part, Attitude Rating Scale and nurses' practice) Results: The present study showed mean age of studied nurses was 34.80±4.99 years and 52% of them providing care for COVID-19 patients. 70% of them had poor knowledge at pre intervention, while76% of them had good knowledge at post intervention and only 6% had poor knowledge. Mean score of studied nurses related total attitude at pre intervention was 13.70±3.45, while at post intervention was 25.18±3.66. Total practice, showed that 36% of nurses had competent practice while 90% of them had competent practice at post intervention with p value <0.01 Conclusions: To conclude, the present study reported that educational training program had positive effect on nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice so hypothesis was accepted.

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“…In our study group, an educational intervention included 90% of the staff working in the care facilities analyzed. For comparison, in the study by Semerci et al (2020), education was only provided to one in two nurses [ 29 ], and the authors reported that this was not sufficient for controlling and preventing infections. Chen et al stated that nurses must receive training on the prevention and management of COVID-19, including the proper use of personal protective equipment, detection of early symptoms and signs of infection, proper personal hygiene practices, and corresponding environmental measures [ 30 ].…”

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Elderly Patient Care: A New Reality of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Jankowska‐Polańska¹,

Sarzyńska²,

Pytel³

et al. 2021

Aging and disease

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Poland is among the European countries currently facing the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A lot of studies confirm the mortality rate of COVID-19 increases with age. Considering the particularly adverse outcomes of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, preventing infections should be the priority for public health professionals. One method for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections among eldery people may involve implementing procedures for limiting the spread of the pathogen, and providing education to medical staff, so as to bridge any gaps in knowledge on virus spread and post-infection or post-exposure management. Three residential medical centers in Poland were selected for evaluation of existing medical procedures to identify any errors in the current procedures applied for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 spread in the facility. The project involved 4 steps: (1) Audit of the existing medical procedures; (2) Knowledge evaluation for the staff (n=185) in the senior- and disabled care facilities, administration of a knowledge test developed by the authors to assess knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 prevention; (3) Training for medical staff; (4) Updates and implementation of procedures. The knowledge test conducted revealed a lack of knowledge of medical personnel about SARS-CoV-2. The deficiencies of the surveyed group varied depending on the place of employment. Almost half of the surveyed medical centers (center No. 1 (52%) vs. center No. 2 (44%) vs. center No. 3(59%)) believed that elderly people usually do not show symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the facility No. 1, 70% of respondents did know that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted via the alimentary route compared to center No. 2 and No. 3 where knowledge about it showed only 28,9% and 24,8% responders, respectively. Also, in facility No. 1, the least among the studied group (67%) knew that people with comorbidities were at risk of covid-19 compared to respondents from facility No. 2 and 3, where, respectively, 100% and 93% had such knowledge. Only 33.3% of the staff of facility No. 1 knew how to deal with a patient who will present symptoms such as temp >38 degrees with coughing or dyspnea while in institution No. 2 and 3, this knowledge was slightly higher at 44% and 60% respectively. The audit of the existing hygiene procedures used to limit the risk of SARS-CoV-2 spread demonstrated a number of shortcomings. Employees at the residential medical care centers included in the study had gaps in knowledge on the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The training sessions implemented at the next stage improved knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 infections. Additionally, decisions were made to modify certain procedures and introduce new ones to better prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

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Assessment of Turkish oncology nurses’ knowledge regarding COVID-19 during the current outbreak in Turkey

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

Knowledge of COVID-19 and its prevention among rural residents in Fuqing, China

Knowledge of COVID-19 and its prevention among rural residents in Fuqing, China

Impact of Educational Intervention on Nurses’ Knowledge, Practice and Attitude Related Prevention Measures of COVID 19

Elderly Patient Care: A New Reality of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

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