Nurses' Level of Knowledge on Skin Tears: A Cross-Sectional Study

NCT ID: NCT05297721

Last Updated: 2022-03-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

384 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-01

Study Completion Date

2021-10-30

Brief Summary

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Skin tears (ST) are one of the skin integrity problems encountered in healthcare settings with rates equal to or greater than pressure injuries. However, the importance of this problem has been emphasized in the literature in recent years. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge level of nurses about ST.

Detailed Description

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The population of the study consisted of all nurses working in acute care hospitals in Turkey.

The sample size of the study was calculated as 384 nurses. The data of the study were collected in the form of online and paper-based surveys (an introductory information form and the Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrumen)

Conditions

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Nurse's Role Wound Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Nurse

Nurses who (1) were employed as a nurse for at least 1 year, (2) cared for patients aged 65 and over and (3) agreed to participate in the study were included in the study.

Knowledge

Intervention Type OTHER

Measuring the level of knowledge about skin tears

Interventions

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Knowledge

Measuring the level of knowledge about skin tears

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* were employed as a nurse for at least 1 year
* cared for patients aged 65 and over
* agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• nurses who filled in the data collection tools incompletely
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hatice Yüceler Kaçmaz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hatice Yüceler Kaçmaz

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Kayseri City Hospital

Kayseri, Melikgazi, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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328.IRB3.140

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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