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KMID : 1004620080140010173
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Clinical Nursing Research
2008 Volume.14 No. 1 p.173 ~ p.185
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The Effects of Multimedia Educational Program on Knowledge and Behaviors of Preschool Children in Preventing Respiratory Disorders
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Son Ji-Young
Park Yeon-Hong
Park Mi-Hee
Son Eun-Sa
Park Jin-Young
Kim Soon-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of multimedia educational program of the prevention of respiratory disorders on knowledge and behavior of preschool children.
Methods: The research design used a nonequivalent control group pre-posttest. 32 subjects in the control group received no intervention, 33 subjects in experimental group received a multimedia educational program that consists of video, named ‘The strong girl and weak girl’, 5 different picture boards, method of hand washing, tooth brushing, and reinforcement. The data were analyzed by using x2-test and t-test for determining of homogeneity and testing the hypothesis.
Results: There were significant increases in knowledge and behavior in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusions: From the results of this study, the multimedia educational program significantly increased knowledge and behaviors of preschool children for preventing respiratory disorders. These findings suggest that a multimedia educational program can be used as an efficient nursing intervention of preschool children for preventing respiratory disorders.
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KEYWORD
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Preschool children, Respiratory disorder, Multimedia education.
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