International journal of Nursing Education & Research

EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF KSRTC DRIVERS REGARDING RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS IN SELECTED DEPOTS, RAMANAGARA

Tejeshwari.B.V1, Adarsh B K

tejeshwinirajesh@gmail.com

Effectiveness, Knowledge, Attitude, Information Booklet, DVT, KSRTC drivers, Risk factors and Prevention

DVT is a clinically entity with potential risk, as it can lead to pulmonary embolism. Therefore it needs to be diagnosed as soon as possible, followed by quick intervention. Deep vein thrombosis refers to the formation of a thrombus, which is a blood clot that forms deep in the veins, most often in the leg such as the calf veins, femoral veins, popliteal vein or deep veins of pelvis and even arms. It can partially or completely block blood flow to the heart and damage the one-way valves in the veins. It can also break free and travel to major organs such as lungs which can be very dangerous. The affected limbs in many persons become painful, warm, swollen, and red with engorged superficial veins. It is a potentially dangerous condition with a myriad of risk factors that can lead to preventable morbidity and mortality. Prophylaxis is very important and can be mechanical and pharmacological. The mainstay of treatment is anticoagulant therapy. Low molecular weight heparin, unfractional heparin and Vitamin K antagonists have been the treatment of choice1. The exact incidence of DVT has been difficult to know, due to problems in clinical diagnosis of DVT. Some studies state the incidence of venous thromboembolism is higher in Asian population compared to western population. In adults, the clinical conditions that predisposes to DVT are increasing age, cancer and its treatment, prolonged immobility, stroke or paralysis, congestive heart failure, acute infection, pregnancy, dehydration, long travel, and rheumatoid disease2. DVT is a major and a common preventable cause of death worldwide. It affects approximately 0.1% of persons per year. The overall average age and sex adjusted annual incidence of venous thromboembolism is 117 per 100,000 (DVT, 48 per 100,000, PE, 69 per 100,000) with higher age-adjusted rates among males than females. Men are having higher risk of recurrent thrombosis3. Objectives: - 1. To assess the pre-test knowledge and attitude of KSRTC Drivers regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis.2. To assess the post-test knowledge and attitude of KSRTC Drivers regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis.3. To evaluate the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis among KSRTC Drivers. 4. To correlate the knowledge and attitude of KSRTC drivers regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis. 5. To associate the post-test knowledge and attitude of KSRTC Drivers regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis with their selected demographic variables. Design: - Evaluative research approach was used for the study. 60 KSRTS drivers were recruited by non probability purposive sampling method. Necessary administrative permission was obtained from concerned authority.Oral consent was obtained from all subjects. After the investigator collected the data pertaining to the demographic variables. After which the data will be collected using structured interview schedule. Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional ethical committee. Content validity of the tool was established by split of method. The obtained score was 0.96 & it was found to reliable. Pre-testing of the tools was done. Setting: - The study was conducted in selected depots, Ramanagara. Result: - The findings of the study was revealed that the mean score of knowledge regarding risk factors and prevention of deep vein thrombosis was 11.6 in pre-test and 18.3 in post-test out of maximum score of 25. The mean score percentage was 46.4 in pre-test and 73.1 in post-test, which proved that information booklet was effective in increasing the knowledge level of KSRTC drivers regarding risk factors and prevention of DVT. The paired„t? test found be statistically significance at 0.05 levels. The Pearson?s correlation coefficient value r=0.67 which indicates that there is a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude of KSRTC drivers regarding risk factors and prevention of DVT. Conclusion: - The present study attempted to assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge and attitude of KSRTC drivers regarding risk factors and prevention of DVT and it was found that the information booklet was effective in improving the knowledge and attitude of KSRTC drivers