Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
6. Uluslararası ACHARAKA Tıp, Hemşirelik, Ebelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Kongresi, İzmir, Türkiye, 14 - 16 Mart 2024, ss.393-402
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the training given to nursing students who use contact lenses regarding the use of contact lenses. Methods: The population of the research with a single-group pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design consisted of all students studying in the nursing department of a university, and the sample consisted of nursing students who use contact lenses. Snowball sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used to determine the number of samples (n=16). Data were collected with a survey form containing the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, questionnaires containing their knowledge and practices regarding the use of contact lenses (CL) prepared for students, and a pretest-posttest questionnaire. Data were analyzed with IBM SPSS Version 23. McNemar test, McNemar Browker test and Wilcoxon tests were used to compare pretest-posttest data. The significance level was taken as p<0.050. Results: The average age of the participants was 21.31 ± 1.2 years. It was determined that 68.8% of the students were female, 12.5% smoked, and 81.3% bought CL from an optic shop. 62.5% of the participants experienced complaints while using CL, 6.2% continued to use CL when they had an infection, 6.2% applied medication to their eyes while wearing CL, 18.7% reported wearing on sunglasses when windy and sunny days. 6.2% slept while wearing CL, 18.7% went to the sea/pool while wearing CL, 37.5% took a shower while wearing CL, 56.3% applied make-up while wearing CL. It was determined that 18.8% of them removed their make-up while wearing the CL. 6.2% of the participants received training on CL storage conditions/cleaning, 37.5% added the solution in the CL container, 62.5% left the lens container dry and clean after wearing the CL, It was determined that 56.3% participants went to a doctor for check-up once a year. A statistically significant difference was found between before and after the training in the participants’ answers to the questions “Contact lenses can be sold outside the optic shop” and “When the solution in the lens case is missing, it is added” (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that education was positive effective in the answers to the questions “Contact lenses can be sold outside the optic shop” and “When the solution in the lens container is missing, it is added.” It is recommended to conduct multicenter studies with larger sample sizes.
Key Words: Nursing student, contact lens, hygiene, education