COVID 19 Preventive Measures Among Mansoura Nursing Students

Sponsor

Mansoura University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04473547

Collaborator

(none)

144

Enrollment

Location

7.2

Actual Duration (Months)

19.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study aims to identify nursing students knowledge gaps, risk perceptions and adherence to COVID 19 preventive measures during written exam period and In addition due to the possibility of being infected with COVID-19 during exams this study will evaluate covid-19 symptoms rate during exam period and factors affecting its development .

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Covid19

Detailed Description

As of june,27,2020, Egypt lift most COVID-19 restrictions and government decided to held written exams for final year students with precautionary measures. Students reported fears regarding the possibility of being infected during exams period and want to postpone or cancel exams due to possible contact during transportation and meeting in classes. Education have been provided to population in general and students in special through social media, social networks, community leaders to take precautionary measures during exams.

Studies provide support for the notion of increased vulnerability to respiratory tract infections with exposure to psychological stress . one of specific stress is Academic Exam stress that has been linked with immuno-suppression.

Exams are stressful experience and a place for student gathering , moreover there is no research about adherence level or factors affecting adherence to COVID-19 precautions among nursing students during exam period. Nursing students are future professionals who can address new emerging infectious diseases.

the study aims to analyze students adherence to COVID 19 preventive measures and to to identify the knowledge gaps, risk perceptions and factors affecting students adherence which could guide the design of better nursing education curricula regarding COVID-19 as a preparation for final year nursing students to internship year which will be on September 2020 . In addition due to the possibility of being infected with COVID-19 during exams or during their internship year this study will evaluate covid-19 symptoms rate during exam period and factors affecting its development .

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

144 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Adherence of Nursing Students to Preventive Measures Towards Coronavirus Disease 19 During Written Exams

Actual Study Start Date :

Jul 10, 2020

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Aug 20, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

Feb 15, 2021

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

adherence level to coronavirus disease 19 preventive measures among nursing students during written exams. [from 15\7\2020 to 1\8\2020]
an online questionnaire consists of six sections as following (hand hygiene practices, social distancing, respiratory hygiene, social distancing, cleaning and disinfection and nurse role model. Each item will be answered as "always" or "sometimes" or " rarely" or "never" .
number of students who develop possible covid-19 symptoms during written exams [longitudinal over 6 weeks from 15\7\2020 to 30\8\2020]
Online questionnaire will be sent to students every 2 weeks for 6 weeks (during and after exam period by two weeks )asking about the appearance of new symptoms of COVID-19 including ( fever, dry cough, shortness of breath, new loss of taste or smell, muscle pain, …) every two weeks.
Eye,nose,mouth,Face and mask touch frequency during written exams [from 15\7\2020 to 1\8\2020]
students will be videotaped during exams and analyzed using observational checklist for hand to eye , nose, mouth, mask and face touch frequency

Secondary Outcome Measures

nursing students knowledge level of COVID 19 [from 15\7\2020 to 30\8\2020]
A correct answer will be scored (1) while incorrect or missed answer will be scored (0). The level of knowledge will be considered poor if the percentage mean score is less than 50%, fair if from 50 to less than 75%, and good if more than or equal 75% .
COVID 19 risk perception level among nursing students undergoing written exams [from 15\7\2020 to 30\8\2020]
Each item will be answered as "no" (0) or "not sure" (1) or" yes" (2). A high score meant a high risk perception.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Inclusion Criteria:

Students who agree to participate.
Students of both gender .
Students who have access to internet and have whatsapp account

Exclusion Criteria:

Students diagnosed with COVID-19 before.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University	Mansoura		Egypt	35511

Sponsors and Collaborators

Mansoura University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

mohamed elsayed hamed elzeky, lecturer-medical surgical nursing department-faculty of nursing mansoura university, Mansoura University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04473547

Other Study ID Numbers:

p.0203

First Posted:

Jul 16, 2020

Last Update Posted:

Mar 8, 2021

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2021

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Undecided

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by mohamed elsayed hamed elzeky, lecturer-medical surgical nursing department-faculty of nursing mansoura university, Mansoura University

COVID 19

preventive measures

nursing students

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

COVID-19

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 8, 2021