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Research Paper | Nursing | India | Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023 | Rating: 5 / 10
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of An Information Booklet on Knowledge regarding Varicose Veins and its Contributing Factors among ICU Nurses in Selected Hospital of Guwahati, Assam
Lobia Kshetrimayum
Abstract: A pre-experimental study has undertaken to assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge regarding varicose veins and its contributing factors among ICU nurses. The study was conducted by using self-structured questionnaire among 65 ICU nurses by using non-probability convenience sampling technique. The findings reveal that, in pre-test knowledge score majority 63.1% of participants had moderately adequate knowledge and 36.9% of participants had adequate knowledge. Post-test knowledge score was 84.6% of participants had adequate knowledge and 15.4% of participants had moderately adequate knowledge. The Mean pre-test knowledge score was 20.12 and SD was 2.503 and mean post-test knowledge score was 25.09 and SD was 4.231 with paired ?t? value 7.644. So the post mean score was highly significant than pre mean knowledge score of ICU nurses. Effectiveness of information was highly significant at the level of p<0.001 level. The chi-square value computed for pre-test knowledge score and with some demographic variables like age, professional education, doing regular exercise, BMI which were significant at 0.05 level.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Information booklet, Varicose veins, ICU nurses
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023
Pages: 952 - 956