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Degavi, Girish
- Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module (SIM) on Knowledge of Healthy Lifestyle among Sedentary Bank Employees
Authors
1 KLE University’s Institute of Nursing Sciences, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum, Karnataka-590010, IN
Source
International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, Vol 3, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 131-138Abstract
The study entitled "A study to assess the effectiveness of ( SIM) on knowledge of healthy lifestyle among sedentary workers from selected Banks of Belagavi."
Objectives
1. To assess the pre test knowledge of sedentary workers regarding healthy lifestyle.
2. To evaluate the effectiveness of SIM on knowledge regarding healthy lifestyle.
3. To determine the association between the pre test knowledge scores with selected demographic variables.
4. To develop an Self instructional module (SIM) regarding healthy lifestyle.
Methods
The study was conducted using evaluative design for the present study. Demographic variables analyzed for the study were age, gender, education, family income, marital status, hours of work, intake of junk foods, habit of doing exercise and job stress.. The study was conducted using convenient sampling technique on a sample of 30 Bank employees. Structured questionnaire were used to collect the data regarding healthy lifestyle among sedentary workers from selected Banks of Belagavi,
Finding of the study: Majority 66.67 % of the Bank Employees had inadequate knowledge and 16.67% had moderate knowledge before administration of self instructional module (SIM) . After administration self instructional module (SIM) majority 60% of Bank Employees had reported adequate knowledge and 33.33% Bank Employees reported moderate knowledge level. Knowledge with selected socio-demographic variables was calculated using chisquare ( χ2 ) test there was significant association in income, Marital status, Hours of work in a day, Habit of doing exercise at the probability level of p<0.05.
Interpretation and conclusion
The study findings were that evaluative study is effective to identify the knowledge regarding healthy lifestyle among sedentary Bank employees there was significant association in income, Marital status, Hours of work in a day, Habit of doing exercise with demographic variables.
Keywords
SIM (Self Instructional Module).- Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme (STP) on Selected Aspects of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI's)
Authors
1 KLE University’s Institute of Nursing Sciences, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum, Karnataka-590010, IN
Source
International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, Vol 3, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 10-17Abstract
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme (STP) on knowledge regarding selected aspects of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) among IVth year B.Sc nursing students studying in KLE University's Institute of Nursing Sciences, Belgaum.
The objectives of the study were
1. To assess the existing knowledge of IVth year B.Sc nursing students on selected aspects of hospital acquired infections.
2. To determine the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on HAIs among IVth year B.Sc nursing students.
Methods
The conceptual framework of the present study is based on Ernestine Wiedenbach's helping art of clinical nursing theory.
The study was conducted using one group pre test post test design.
The study was conducted using purposive sampling technique on a sample of 40 IVth year B.Sc nursing students. Structured questionnaire were used to collect the data regarding HAIs among IVth year B.Sc nursing students.
Finding of the study:
The Pre test and post test Frequency and percentage of knowledge scores of subjects regarding HAIs revealed pre test (60%) subjects had Inadequate knowledge (40%) had Moderate (00%) had Adequate knowledge where as in post test all the subjects (100%) had good knowledge scores.
Effectiveness of Structured teaching programme (STP) was assessed with paired 't' test it was revealed that there was significant gain in knowledge at 0.05 level.
Interpretation and conclusion
The study findings were that Structured teaching programme (STP) is effective teaching strategy to improve the knowledge regarding hospital acquired infections among IVth year B.Sc nursing students.