Effectiveness of intensive course in increasing knowledge of COVID-19

Authors

  • Riber Donoso Noroña
  • María Fernanda Morales Goméz De La Torre
  • María Verónica Aveiga Hidalgo

Keywords:

COVID-19, nurses, knowledge, continuing education, pre-experimental design.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive course to increase the knowledge of nurses in a hospital in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador, on the care of patients with COVID-19.
 Methods: The Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test was performed to determine whether pre- and post-course test scores followed a normal distribution. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) of paired pre- and post-course exam grades were obtained. A Pearson correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationship between pre- and post-course grades after the educational intervention. To test the research hypothesis, a Student's t-test for related or paired samples was applied. Finally, effect size measures (Cohen's d and Hedges' correction) were calculated to quantify the magnitude of the differences found.
Results:
The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test yielded values greater than 0.05 in both courses (p=0.416 and p=0.955). The t-test for paired samples showed highly significant differences (p<0.001) between the means of the pre-course (83.79) and post-course (90.26) exam scores. Therefore, the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted.
Conclusions: It is concluded that the intensive course produced a statistically significant increase in nurses' knowledge of COVID-19 patient care, thus supporting the hypothesis initially stated in this study.

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Published

2024-08-09

How to Cite

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Donoso Noroña R, Morales Goméz De La Torre MF, Aveiga Hidalgo MV. Effectiveness of intensive course in increasing knowledge of COVID-19. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 9 [cited 2025 Dec. 7];43. Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/3467