A Nurse-Led Education Program to Improve COVID-19 Prevention Knowledge among Adolescent Students

Autor/inn/en	Cuesta-Zigorraga, Amaia; Arrue, Marta; Labaka, Ainitze
Titel	A Nurse-Led Education Program to Improve COVID-19 Prevention Knowledge among Adolescent Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 93 (2023) 12, S.1091-1098 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Labaka, Ainitze)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13392
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Health Education; Public Health; Knowledge Level; Adolescents; Secondary School Students; Health Promotion; Prevention; COVID-19; Pandemics; Hygiene; Disease Control; Personal Space; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Scores; Nurses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitswesen; Wissensbasis; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sekundarschüler; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Intimsphäre; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01