Assess The Knowledge Of Risk Factors And Preventive Measures Of Varicose Vein Among Icu Staff Nurses At Selected Icu Hospitals At Agra, Uttarpradesh
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Background of study: Varicose vein has disturbed humans since ancient days as a chronic disorder. According to the current statistics given by the Express health care, approximately 2.7 million people worldwide suffer with varicose veins. If left untreated and undiagnosed, varicose veins can end up with pooling of blood in the venous system and further complication
Objective: To assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding risk factors and preventive measures of varicose vein.
Methods: A quantitative research approach with a non-experimental descriptive survey research design was used to select 60 staff nurses working in the ICUs using convenience sampling method. The questionnaire were checked for completeness, cleaned manually and entered in to Epi- Data version 4.2. Then the data was transferred in to SPSS version 21.0 for further analysis. Descriptive statistics were carried out. Finally checked association between dependent and independent variables.
Result: showed that 16 (26.6%) staff nurses had good knowledge regarding prevention of varicose vein, 34 (56.6%) had Average knowledge regarding prevention of varicose vein, and 10 (16.7%) had poor knowledge regarding prevention of varicose vein. There is significant association between education status with p value <0.05 level of significant.
Conclusion:Approximately only half of the study participants had adequate knowledge regarding risk factors and preventive measures of varicose vein. Hence it is recommended that extensive educational sessions to be conducted for further enhancement of awareness of staff nurses related to prevention and management of varicose veins
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