Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January-March | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 25-31
A Study on Effect of Self- Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding the Prevention and Management of Varicose Veins among Traffic Police Employed in Selected District of West Bengal
Sunita Sikder1, Uma Rani Adhikari2
1Senior Sister Tutor, Govt.School of Nursing, Aftab Avenue, Rajbati, PurbaBardhaman, West Bengal.
2Senior Lecturer, Govt. College of Nursing, Medical College & Hospital, 88 College Street, Kolkata-73.
Corresponding Author: Uma Rani Adhikari
ABSTRACT
The people who are involved with prolonged sitting or standing during their daily activities are prone to develop the varicose veins. The purpose of the study is to improve the knowledge regarding prevention and management of varicose veins among traffic polices.A pre-experimental study was conducted to find out the effect of Self- Instructional Module (SIM) on knowledge regarding the prevention and management of varicose veins among Govt. employed traffic polices. One group pre-test post-test design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 traffic police employed in selected district of W.B. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect socio-demographic data and structure knowledge questionnaire was developed to assess knowledge before and after introduction of the SIM. The SIM was developed and validated by nine experts. Validity and reliability of the knowledge questionnaire was established before data collection. The findings revealed that, the mean post-test knowledge score (13.51) was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (6.83) with significant difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge score‘t’= 15.51, p<0.05. Significant association (p < 0.05) between pre -test score of knowledge on prevention and management of varicose veins with history of hypertension. There was no association between the pre-test knowledge score and selected socio demographic variables (age, weight, height, gender, education, total service experience, duty hours per day, position adapting during duty hours, history of varicose vein, family history of varicose veins, exercise, alcohol intake and smoking habit). Therefore the study concluded that SIM was highly effective in improving the knowledge of the traffic police employee regarding prevention and management of varicose veins.
Keywords: Varicose veins, Self-instructional Module, Traffic police employee, Prevention and management