Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Int J Risk Saf Med. 2020;31(2):89-95. doi: 10.3233/JRS-191038.
Pressure ulcers can cause disability, which can lead to a default in patients' safety and results in frequent complications for patients.
This study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention on nurses' knowledge and attitude in preventing pressure ulcers.
In this study, 67 nurses of ICU wards at Ilam University of Medical Sciences were randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. Data collection tools included the demographic characteristics questionnaire, the Pieper Pressure Ulcer Knowledge test (PUKT) and the Attitude toward Pressure Ulcer tool (APuP). In the experimental group, the nurses were allocated into groups of four-five persons and for each group four face-to-face training sessions and two virtual training sessions by means of educational videos on bed sores were performed. Gathered data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16, and descriptive and analytical tests were performed.
PUKT questionnaire score in the experimental group improved from 15.68 (3.42) to 29.75 (12.33) (P = 0.000), while in the control group it was 16.40 (3.13) and 17.54 (6.62) before intervention, which was not significant (P > 0.05). Furthermore, the APUP questionnaire score in the experimental group improved from 27.12 (2.13) to 39.37 (3.21) (P = 0.000), while in the control group it was 27.65 (1.71) and 28.37 (5.00) before intervention, which was not significant (P > 0.05).
Since educational intervention improved the knowledge and attitude of nurses in preventing pressure ulcers, it is required to conduct appropriate educational interventions to improve their knowledge and attitude.
压疮可导致残疾，从而危及患者安全，并导致患者频繁出现并发症。
本研究旨在评估教育干预对护士预防压疮知识和态度的影响。
本研究随机将伊拉姆医科大学 ICU 病房的 67 名护士分为实验组和对照组。数据收集工具包括人口统计学特征问卷、皮珀压疮知识测试（PUKT）和压疮态度工具（APuP）。在实验组中，护士被分成 4-5 人的小组，每组进行 4 次面对面培训和 2 次虚拟培训，培训内容为压疮的教育视频。使用 SPSS 软件版本 16 分析收集的数据，进行描述性和分析性测试。
实验组的 PUKT 问卷评分从 15.68（3.42）提高到 29.75（12.33）（P=0.000），而对照组干预前为 16.40（3.13）和 17.54（6.62），差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。此外，实验组的 APUP 问卷评分从 27.12（2.13）提高到 39.37（3.21）（P=0.000），而对照组干预前为 27.65（1.71）和 28.37（5.00），差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。
由于教育干预提高了护士预防压疮的知识和态度，因此需要进行适当的教育干预，以提高他们的知识和态度。
