Impact of Education on School Nurses' Knowledge of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Gut and Liver
;
: 48-53, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
School nurses’ knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been evaluated. We aimed to investigate school nurses’ knowledge of IBD and determine whether education could improve this knowledge.METHODS:
School nurses were invited to complete self-reported questionnaires on IBD. Then, IBD specialists from tertiary referral hospitals provided a 60-minute lecture with educational brochures on two occasions, with a 3-month interval. Within 6 months after the educational interventions, school nurses were asked to complete the same IBD questionnaire via e-mail.RESULTS:
Among 101 school nurses who were invited to participate, 54 nurses (53.5%) who completed two consecutive questionnaires were included in this study (median age, 45 years; range, 25 to 59 years; 100% female); 11.1% and 7.4% of the study participants had no knowledge regarding ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, respectively. They had heard of IBD most frequently from doctors (33.3%), followed by internet sources (25.9%). After 6 months, the number of nurses who could explain IBD to students with over 30% confidence increased from 24 (44.5%) to 42 (77.8%) (p < 0.001). Most nurses (81.5%) reported that the educational intervention was helpful for managing students with abdominal pain or diarrhea. The number of students who received IBD-related welfare services from the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education doubled when compared with the corresponding number during the prior educational year.CONCLUSIONS:
There is room for improvement in school nurses’ knowledge of IBD. A systematic educational program on IBD should be implemented for these nurses.
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Asunto principal:
Folletos
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Facultades de Enfermería
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Especialización
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Enfermedades Inflamatorias del Intestino
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Colitis Ulcerosa
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Enfermedad de Crohn
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Dolor Abdominal
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Internet
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Correo Electrónico
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Diarrea
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Gut and Liver
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
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