Hand washing in primary school students using “Demonstration, puzzle, dance, song”: A nursing project based on multifaceted skills training

Abstract

BACKGROUND:The effects of an educational strategy, “demonstration, puzzle, dance, song (DPDS),” on the hand washing skills of primary school students was examined. METHOD:This study used a quasi-experimental, training research format with a pre- and posttest research design and was conducted by a research team from a university department of public health nursing. The study included 671 (90.2%) of 744 students who attended primary schools in Nevsehir, Turkey. Data were collected with a demographic data collection form and a Hand Washing Skills Evaluation List. McNemar, Friedman, and Wilcoxon tests were used to analyze findings. RESULTS:Immediately after training, all steps of hand washing were performed at higher levels than before training (p < .01), and the difference between hand washing times was significant (p < .001). CONCLUSION:Hand washing skills and times increased after undergoing hand washing training using the DPDS method.