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The Effect of the Education Provided According to the Health Literacy Levels Regarding the COVID-19 Infection on the Knowledge Levels and Behaviors of the Workers

Sağlık Okuryazarlık Düzeylerine Göre COVID-19 Enfeksiyonuna İlişkin Verilen Eğitimin İşçilerin Bilgi Düzeyleri ve Davranışlarına Etkisi

Kübra Kabalcı(İZMİR KATİP ÇELEBİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3419-5999
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83–94
Publication Date
2023-08-31
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Individual, one-to-one training with different training materials to be prepared by the occupational health nurse according to health literacy levels will contribute to positive behavior change in workers.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: To examine the effect of education given according to health literacy levels related to COVID-19 infection on the knowledge and behavior levels of workers.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: Pretest–posttest randomized controlled study was conducted with 142 workers (experiment=71, control=71) stratified by education level.
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Conclusion & Impact:Individual, one-to-one training with different training materials to be prepared by the occupational health nurse according to health literacy levels will contribute to positive behavior change in workers.
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⚙️Variables:Sağlık Okuryazarlığı · COVID-19 ve İşçi · İş Sağlığı Hemşireliği

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Purpose: To examine the effect of education given according to health literacy levels related to COVID-19 infection on the knowledge and behavior levels of workers. Method: Pretest–posttest randomized controlled study was conducted with 142 workers (experiment=71, control=71) stratified by education level. Descriptive Feature Form, Knowledge Level and Behavior Level Determination Forms and Health Literacy Scale were used in data collection. One-to-one training was given to the experimental group by using three different training booklets according to their health literacy levels (low-medium-high). No intervention was made in the control group. The knowledge levels and behavioral scores of the groups were evaluated before and after the training. Results: The median of knowledge scores of the workers in the experimental group before education was 26, and the median of knowledge scores after education was 29 (p=0.00). The median of knowledge scores of the employees in the control group before and after the training did not change (p>0.05). The post-training behavior score of the employees in the experimental group was higher than the employees in the control group (p=0.00). Conclusion: The research findings showed that the education given according to the health literacy levels made a difference between the knowledge levels and behavioral scores of the workers, and the trainings made by determining the health literacy levels of the workers were effective. Individual, one-to-one training with different training materials to be prepared by the occupational health nurse according to health literacy levels will contribute to positive behavior change in workers.

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Amaç: Sağlık okuryazarlık düzeylerine göre COVID-19 enfeksiyonuna ilişkin verilen eğitimin işçilerin bilgi ve davranış düzeylerine etkisinin incelenmesidir. Yöntem: Ön test–son test kontrol gruplu rastgeleştirme tipinde olan bu çalışma, eğitim düzeylerine göre tabakalanmış 142 işçi (deney=71, kontrol=71) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplamada Tanıtıcı Özellik Formu, Bilgi Düzeyi ile Davranış Düzeyi Belirleme Formları ve Sağlık Okuryazarlık Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Sağlık okuryazarlık düzeylerine göre (düşük-orta-yüksek) üç farklı eğitim kitapçığı kullanılarak deney grubuna bire bir eğitimler verilmiştir. Kontrol grubuna bir girişim yapılmamıştır. Grupların eğitim öncesi ve sonrası bilgi düzeyleri ve davranış puanları değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Deney grubundaki işçilerin eğitim öncesi bilgi puan ortancası 26, eğitim sonrası bilgi puan ortancası 29’dur (p=0,00). Kontrol grubundaki işçilerin eğitim öncesi ve sonrası bilgi puan ortancaları değişmemiştir (p>0,05). Deney grubundaki işçilerin eğitim sonrası davranış puanı kontrol gurubundaki işçilere göre daha yüksektir (p=0,00). Sonuç: Bulgular sağlık okuryazarlık düzeylerine göre verilen eğitimin işçilerin bilgi düzeyleri ve davranış puanları arasında fark yarattığını, işçilerin sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyleri belirlenerek yapılan eğitimin etkili olduğunu göstermiştir. İş sağlığı çalışanları tarafından sağlık okuryazarlık düzeylerine göre hazırlanacak farklı eğitim materyalleriyle kişiye özgün, bire bir eğitimler yürütülmesi işçilerde olumlu davranış değişimine katkı sağlayacaktır.

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Kabalcı, K. (2023). The Effect of the Education Provided According to the Health Literacy Levels Regarding the COVID-19 Infection on the Knowledge Levels and Behaviors of the Workers. Karaelmas İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Dergisi, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 83–94. https://doi.org/10.33720/kisgd.1240660

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