Toy Hygiene Education For Hospitalized Mothers

Sibel Küçükoğlu

Status: Completed

Conditions: Children, Only; Educational Problems; Hospital Infection

Treatments: Behavioral: Toy Hygiene Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06199804

SelcukUnı4235

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of toy hygiene education given to mothers of hospitalized children on their knowledge and practices, as well as the cleanliness of toy surfaces.

Full description

While studies show that toys contain significant amounts of pathogenic microorganisms and may be effective in the spread of hospital-acquired infections, it appears that the literature and hospital practices on the disinfection of these toys are quite limited. Additionally, there is no routine practice to ensure toy hygiene in most health institutions. Therefore, in order to prevent the transfer of infectious agents through toys, policies and guidelines regarding toy cleaning methods and frequency should be established in hospitals. At the same time, families should be educated about the fact that toys can be a source of infection, and correct behavioral changes regarding toy hygiene should be created. When the literature was examined, it was determined that there were no routine hygiene practices regarding the cleaning of toys in children's clinics in Turkey. For this reason, the study will examine the effect of the toy hygiene education created by the researchers on the knowledge levels and practices of mothers and the surface cleaning of toys. It is thought that the results of the study will be a basis for creating clinical guidelines.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mothers with children in the play (1-3) and preschool (4-6) periods
• Those who keep toys (plastic, metal, wooden, technological) with their children
• Mothers who are always with their children as companions
• Mothers whose children receive inpatient treatment for at least 3 days

Exclusion criteria

• Mother has hearing, vision or mental problems
• The mother has been diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) or has an obsession with cleaning.
• Not being able to speak Turkish
• Being under 18 years of age
• Do not place the child in isolation (contact isolation, droplet isolation, respiratory isolation).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

A program was created to be given to the mothers in the experimental group in line with the content of the "Toy Hygiene Guide Book" prepared by the researchers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Toy Hygiene Training

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The researcher did not apply anything other than the clinical routine to the control group during the first three days of hospitalization.