Prevalence and prevention of acid peptic disease by lifestyle modification through planned teaching programme of the staff nurses working in different hospitals

Abstract

newlineWorking women have more stress in interpersonal relationship as well as in the newlinework field. High levels of stress lead to poor work performance. Stress and improper newlinedietary habits are the common problems for the nurses. So, they are likely to suffer from newlineacid peptic diseases. Prevention, early diagnosis and specific nursing interventions help the newlinenurses fight against acid peptic disease and to live a healthy life. And this can only be newlinepossible through increase in knowledge and skill. newlineSo, through the planned teaching programme, nurses can increase their knowledge newlineand skill. Therefore, the investigator has chosen the topic i.e. Prevalence and newlineprevention of Acid peptic disease by life style modification through planned teaching newlineprogramme of the staff nurses working in different hospitals at Bhubaneswar, newlineOdisha newlineOBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY newline1. To assess the prevalence of acid peptic disease. newline2. To identify the practices and preventive measures for acid peptic disease. newline3. To assess the extent of effectiveness of planned teaching and sensitizing programme. newline4. To know the relationship among certain limited variables with knowledge. newlineHYPOTHESIS newlineH1 - Association between certain demographic variables with knowledge. newlineH2 - Effectiveness of the planned teaching programme :- Content analysis. newlineH3 - Effectiveness of the planned teaching programme : - Domain analysis. newlineCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK newlineThis study was based on Ludwig s general system model for the evaluation of newlineplanned teaching programme. newlineviii newlineRESEARCH APPROACH newlineAn evaluatory survey approach was found suitable for the present study. newlineRESEARCH DESIGN newlinePre-test - Post Test design (before and after without control group) is applied for this newlinestudy. newlineSETTING OF THE STUDY newlineThe study was conducted in different hospitals (Hi-Tech Medical College and newlineHospital, SUM Medical College and Hospital, Neelachal Hospital) at Bhubaneswar, newlineOdisha, Planned teaching Programme was administered in HI-Tech Medical College and newlineHospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. newlineSAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE newlineIn this study, sample are the staff nurses those who are diagnosed as being newlinesuffering from acid peptic disease. Sample size was 320. Random convenient sampling newlinetechnique was used. newlineVALIDITY