Direct Care Training : Chronic Lung Disease

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📝 Subject:	Healthcare Research
📑 Pages:	2
📚 Topics:	Disease

Pre-Survey

Survey Question

My patients are aware of the complexities of diagnoses associated with chronic lung disease;
My patients are aware of the risk of chronic lung disease in Miami, FL;
My patients recognize the importance of regular meetings with a doctor and nurse;
My patients feel a lack of health knowledge regarding diagnosis;
My patients would like to be more knowledgeable to understand hazard markers;
Awareness of environmental problems that lead to diagnosis will lead to a decrease in morbidity statistics;
Motivation-based interventions will be most applicable to everyday life;
Patients understand the essence of the training and will try to fulfill the requirements at home.

#	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1	5 (50%)	3 (30%)	2 (20%)	0	0
2	2 (20%)	4 (40%)	2 (20%)	2 (20%)	0
3	3 (30%)	3 (30%)	3 (30%)	1 (10%)	0
4	4 (40%)	3 (30%)	3 (30%)	0	0
5	3 (30%)	5 (30%)	2 (20%)	0	0
6	4 (40%)	4 (40%)	0	2 (20%)	0
7	3 (30%)	4 (40%)	2 (20%)	1 (10%)
8	5 (50%)	4 (40%)	1 (10%)	0	0

Post-Survey

#	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
1	6 (60%)	4 (40%)	0	0	0
2	6 (60%)	4 (40%)	0	0	0
3	5 (50%)	4 (40%)	1 (10%)	0	0
4	5 (50%)	5 (50%)	0	0	0
5	7 (70%)	3 (30%)	0	0	0
6	6 (60%)	4 (40%)	0	0	0
7	5 (50%)	4 (40%)	1 (10%)	0	0
8	8 (80%)	2 (20%)	0	0	0

Interpretation of Results

The training showed a significant improvement in knowledge and awareness of the severity of lung disease in the control group. In particular, all participants showed “strongly positive” or “positive” attitudes towards the value of diagnosis and regular testing by a healthcare professional. Besides, ten respondents answered affirmatively on the Miami health hazard versus six in the pre-survey setting. It is supported by a study in which tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease was proven to be a consequence of air pollution (Klann et al., 2019). Thus, all questions have a negative tendency after the training among the interviewed people.

Reflection

This study showed that air pollution remains an underestimated problem in society. People assume that health risks only cover acute health conditions and what can be seen with the eyes or smell. On the other hand, smoking and exhaust emissions from cars and industries are the fundamental causes of chronic lung disease (Hatipoglu, 2018). Consequently, this educational experiment proved the possibility of improving Miami residents’ health education and awareness through one-day training sessions. The differences between pre- and post-surveys support this argument, as the numbers became mostly positive after the information was received.

Project Barriers and Implications for Future Practice

The barriers to this experiment were time and limited resources. First of all, the possibility of surveying in a few weeks would be more adequate in terms of the rationality of knowledge and its applicability in real life. A person would receive information and test it in ordinary settings and, accordingly, would be able to interpret the results more correctly. Also, resource provision, namely the variability of teaching methods, could provide a more comprehensive sample. Consequently, the outcomes could be detailed by conducting surveys for each of the guidance materials used.

References

Hatipoglu, U. (2018). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: More than meets the eye. Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 13(1), 1. Web.

Klann, E., Beal, S., & Tremblay, E. (2019). Evaluating differences in tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in Florida. American Journal of Infection Control, 47(11), 1324-1328. Web.