Toy Hygiene Education For Hospitalized Mothers

NCT06199804 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SelcukUnı4235
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Children, Only; Educational Problems; Hospital Infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Sociodemographic Questionnaire

  Demographic data for the mother and her sick child were questioned in the form prepared by the researchers in line with the literature (Avila-Aguero et al. 2004; Merriman et al. 2002, Deshpande et al. 2020). As variables related to the mother, age, family type, number of children, education level, employment status, perception of economic situation, place of residence and the status of receiving information about toy hygiene were questioned. For the child; It was composed of questions asking age, gender, medical diagnosis, presence of chronic disease, hospitalization, room type, and hospitalization experience.

  First measurement-First day of hospitalization

• Toy Hygiene Information Form

  The toy hygiene information form, prepared by the researchers in line with the literature (Avila-Aguero et al. 2004; Yokoe et al. 2009), was composed of two parts. In the first part, the types of toys that parents prefer to buy for their children, their preference for buying cleanable toys, the situation of cleaning toys before bringing them to the hospital, their practices to ensure toy hygiene in the hospital environment, and the difficulties they experience in ensuring toy hygiene in the hospital environment are questioned. In the second part of the form, a knowledge test consisting of 31 items was prepared to determine the knowledge level of mothers regarding toy hygiene. The second part of the form is answered as true or false. A high score from the knowledge test is interpreted as a high level of "toy hygiene knowledge".

  First measurement-First day of hospitalization

• Toy Surface Cleaning Level Record Form

  This form was created by researchers to record the level of surface cleanliness by taking a swab from the toy surface with the 3M™ Clean-Trace™ ATP device before and after the training.

  First measurement-First day of hospitalization

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Toy Hygiene Information Form

  Second measurement-Third day of hospitalization

• Toy Surface Cleaning Level Record Form

  Second measurement-Third day of hospitalization

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: Toy Hygiene Training

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

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

Interventions

Toy Hygiene Training BEHAVIORAL

The training was given to the mothers in 2 sessions (morning and afternoon), each lasting approximately 30 minutes, accompanied by the Toy Hygiene Guide. The sessions were presented face to face in the mother's room in the form of explaining, showing, question and answer and power point, at a time convenient for the mother and the child, outside the morning and afternoon treatment and care hours. After the first session was completed, an appointment was made with the mother for the afternoon session. In the second session, the information in the book that was not given in the first session was presented to the mothers face to face in the mother's room, outside the treatment and care hours, at a time convenient for the mother and the child. After the training was completed, a final five-minute discussion was held with the mothers in the form of a general question and answer session. The training book was given to the mothers in the experimental group on the first day.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Since mothers stayed with their children, only mothers were included in the study.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sibel Küçükoğlu: lead
• Health Institutes of Turkey: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Selcuk University

Konya, Selcuklu, 42100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Deshpande A, Dunn AN, Fox J, Cadnum JL, Mana TSC, Jencson A, Fraser TG, Donskey CJ, Gordon SM. Monitoring the effectiveness of daily cleaning practices in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting using an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay. Am J Infect Control. 2020 Jul;48(7):757-760. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.11.031. Epub 2019 Dec 26.

  PMID: 31883729 BACKGROUND

• Yokoe D, Casper C, Dubberke E, Lee G, Munoz P, Palmore T, Sepkowitz K, Young JA, Donnelly JP; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research; National Marrow Donor Program; European Blood and Marrow Transplant Group; American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group; Infectious Disease Society of America; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infection prevention and control in health-care facilities in which hematopoietic cell transplant recipients are treated. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Oct;44(8):495-507. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2009.261. No abstract available.

  PMID: 19861984 BACKGROUND

• Avila-Aguero ML, German G, Paris MM, Herrera JF; Safe Toys Study Group. Toys in a pediatric hospital: are they a bacterial source? Am J Infect Control. 2004 Aug;32(5):287-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.10.018.

  PMID: 15292894 RESULT

• Merriman E, Corwin P, Ikram R. Toys are a potential source of cross-infection in general practitioners' waiting rooms. Br J Gen Pract. 2002 Feb;52(475):138-40.

  PMID: 11885823 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cross Infection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections; Iatrogenic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Sibel Küçükoğlu, Prof

  Selcuk University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: The population of the research consisted of mothers with children aged 1-3 and 4-6 who were treated as inpatients in the pediatric clinics of a public hospital in the central Anatolia region of Turkey between January and August 2023. 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).
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Faculty of Nursing

Model Details: In this study, stratified randomization method was used to determine the intervention and control groups. It is emphasized in the literature that the variables that affect children's compliance with hospital rules are affected by the education level of the mother and the age of the child. Therefore, to ensure homogeneity in the groups, they were stratified as the mother's education level (primary school, high school, university) and age group (1-3 and 4-6). In the study, randomizer.org was used to select 6-block A and B block combinations. Eligible participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups using the permuted block randomization method on a 1:1 basis.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2023
• First Posted: January 10, 2024
• Study Start: January 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 15, 2023
• Study Completion: December 13, 2023
• Last Updated: January 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)