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Analysis Study Research Paper | Nursing | India | Volume 12 Issue 11, November 2023
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Information Booklet on the Prevention of Varicose Veins in Terms of Prevalence, Risk Factors, Knowledge, and Practice among Nurses Working in Govt. Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Jammu: A Pilot Study
Akoijam Sangita Devi [2] | Dr. Abdul Latif [3]
Abstract: Varicose veins are abnormally dilated blood vessels due to weakening in the vessel wall. The aim of the study is to identify the prevalence, risk factors, knowledge, and preventive practices of staff nurses in the prevention of varicose veins. A quasi-experimental method and pre-test post-test control group design were used and the sample consisting of 50 staff nurses (25 experimental and 25 control group) was selected using a purposive sampling technique. The collected data was analyzed with the help of inferential and descriptive statistics. The results reveal that the prevalence of varicose veins was seen among 8 % of staff nurses in the experimental group and in relation to risk factors, most (52 %) in the experimental group had 25 to 30 BMI, and (56 %) in the control group were less than 25 BMI. In the number of daily working hours in a static standing position, all the respondents (100 %) in the experimental and (80 %) in the control group were ? 5 hours, in predisposing factors, most (60 %) in the experimental and (48 %) in the control group were having multiple pregnancies. Most (60%) of the staff nurses in the experimental had poor knowledge, and the maximum in the control groups (84 %) had an average knowledge score and preventive practice, maximum (84%) in both experimental and control groups had an average score. The post-test knowledge of 23?3.3 was higher than the pre-test knowledge scores of 12 ? 4.7 and the t-test value was 16.83 in the experimental group suggesting effectiveness at 0.05 level of significance and control group pre-test mean score of 15?3.4 and post-test score 18?3.1 was higher and t value was 9.9. The posttest preventive practices score of 12?1.1 in the experimental group was greater than the pretest score of 11?1 and a t value of 7.56 at a significance level of 0.05. In the control group, the post-test preventive practices score of 11?1.5 was greater than the pretest preventive practices score of 10?1 and the t-value was 5.88 is slightly significant at a significance level of 0.05. The study concludes that the information booklet was effective in enhancing the knowledge of staff nurses and it would provide tips to practice preventive measures.
Keywords: Prevalence, risk factors, knowledge, practice, varicose veins, information booklet, staff nurses
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 11, November 2023,
Pages: 638 - 643