Effects of Contact Precautions Video Media on Knowledge and Practices Among Caregivers, Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai
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Many contact transmission diseases can widely spread to family member and colleague. Providing correct information about contact precautions to caregiver is necessary for prevention of infection. This experimental research was two groups pretest-posttest design. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of contact precautions video media on knowledge and correct practices among caregivers. The sample was 46 caregivers who responsible for taking care of patients with contact transmission diseases at Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai from October to November, 2020, 23 caregivers were assigned into control group and experimental group. The experimental group received contact precautions video media, whereas the control group received regular inform. Research instruments consisted of the video media on contact precautions, a demographic data questionnaire, a knowledge test and an observational recording form, which had Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficiency value as 0.85. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test and paired t-test.
The results of this study revealed that after receiving the information provided through video media, the mean score of knowledge among the experimental group significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.001) and the mean score of correct practices among the experimental group was significantly highly than control group (p < 0.05).
The results of this study indicated that giving information using video media was associated with increased knowledge and increased correct practices on contact precautions. Therefore, healthcare provider should use video media for giving information to caregiver and family member in order to enhance effectiveness to prevent the transmission of disease.
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