The knowledge, attitude and practice of the primary and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners on developmental dysplasia of hip

Ergun U. G. O., Uze M., Celik M., Ekerbicer H.

NURSE EDUCATION TODAY, cilt.27, sa.6, ss.635-642, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.09.012
  • Dergi Adı: NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.635-642
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: primary care, secondary care, nurse-midwife, developmental dysplasia of hip, ROUTINE NEONATAL EXAMINATION, CONGENITAL DISLOCATION, MOTHER
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A detailed clinical examination of the newborn performed by nurse-midwife practitioners has been recommended as a standard practice throughout the most western countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of the primary and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners on developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) before and after a structured lesson. The study was designed as a cross-sectional, pre- and post-test. The number of participants from primary care and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners were 155 and 208, respectively. A structured questionnaire consisting of 28 statements of medical and practical knowledge, and traditional attitudes with regard to DDH was administered. The results determined that the pre-test scores were much tower than the post-test scores of both primary and secondary care practitioners. Although there was a lack of knowledge about DDH in both groups, the pre-test and post-test scores were higher in the primary care group compared to the secondary care group. In conclusion, the knowledge, attitude and practice of the primary and secondary care nurse-midwife practitioners on developmental dysplasia of hip are in need of improvement. This improvement may be provided by continuing education programmes. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.