Rajkumar E, Julious S, Salome A, Jennifer G, John A S, Kannan L, Richard J
Karigiri School of Nursing, Schieffelin Institute of Health-Research and Leprosy Centre, Karigiri-632106, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Lepr. 2011 Jan-Mar;83(1):37-43.
The objective of this cross-sectional comparative study was to find the effects of environment and education on knowledge and attitude of nursing students towards leprosy. Data were collected, using a pretested questionnaire, from the first year and third year students of a School of Nursing attached to a leprosy specialty hospital and also from a comparable School of Nursing attached to a general hospital. The results showed that trainees acquired more knowledge on leprosy during training in both schools of nursing. However, those trained in leprosy hospital environment had higher knowledge and attitude scores than those trained in general hospital environment. The attitude of the trainees attached to leprosy hospital was favourable even before they had formal training in leprosy. Those trained in the general hospital showed more favourable attitude after training compared to before training. School of Nursing attached to leprosy hospital provided an atmosphere conducive to learning and understanding more about leprosy. The trainees retained what was learnt because of regular association with patients affected by leprosy. For employment in hospital or community based services or research related to leprosy, nurses trained in a leprosy hospital would have added value of knowledge and attitude.
这项横断面比较研究的目的是探究环境和教育对护理专业学生关于麻风病的知识及态度的影响。研究采用了经过预测试的问卷，从一所麻风病专科医院附属护理学院的一年级和三年级学生，以及一所综合医院附属的类似护理学院收集数据。结果显示，两所护理学院的学员在培训期间都获得了更多关于麻风病的知识。然而，在麻风病医院环境中接受培训的学员，其知识和态度得分高于在综合医院环境中接受培训的学员。即使在接受麻风病正式培训之前，附属麻风病医院的学员态度就较为积极。与培训前相比，综合医院的学员培训后态度更为积极。附属麻风病医院的护理学院营造了有利于学习和更多了解麻风病的氛围。由于经常与麻风病患者接触，学员记住了所学内容。对于在医院或社区从事与麻风病相关的服务或研究工作的就业而言，在麻风病医院接受培训的护士在知识和态度方面具有额外价值。
