Effectiveness Of Information Booklet On Practices Regarding Shifting Of Critical Patient Among Ambulance Health Care Team Members From Selected Hospitals

Abstract

Background: The aim of transferring critical patient to hospital was providing highest specialized care and maintain the optimal health of patient. Critical ill patient was a person’s baseline state of health has significantly changed and their life is     at risk because of an illness and injury. Critically ill patient are those who at high risk for actual and potential life-threatening health problems. Critical illness is life threatening multisystem process that can result in significant morbidity and mortality, in most of patient critical illness is physiological deterioration¹

Objectives: To assess practices on shifting of critical patient among ambulance health care team      members in experimental group before and after administration information booklet & to assess effectiveness of information booklet on practices on shifting of critical patient among ambulance health care team members in experimental group.

Methods: Quantitative research approach and quasi experimental pre-test post-test control group design was used for the study. 120 ambulance health care team members were selected by purposive sampling technique. 60 samples were in experimental group and 60 samples were in control group. Data collected through structured observation checklist.

Results: Majority (56.7%) participants were from 21-30 age group in experimental group and (41.7%) were from 31-40 age group in control group.  Maximum (66.7%) and 51.7% were male in both groups. Majority of ambulance health care team members had 1-5 years of experience in both groups. Ambulance health care team members were (25%) of nurses, doctors Multipurpose Purpose Workers & drivers respectively. Pre-test findings were, majority (60%) in experimental and (51.7%) in control group had good practices on shifting of critical patients, whereas in post-test majority (93%) in experimental and (55%) in control group had good practices. The p value was <0.0001. So, result shows that, there was significant effect of information booklet on practices regarding shifting of critical patient among ambulance health care team members from selected hospitals at p<0.05 level of significance. Hence, Information booklet was effective in improving the practices level regarding shifting of critical patient. There is no association between practices and demographic variable among ambulance health care team members.

Conclusion: The study concluded that there was improvement in practices after administration of information booklet regarding shifting of critical patient in experimental group.