A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of An Educational Program On Knowledge And Practice Regarding Body Mechanics Among Class Iv Workers In A Selected Hospital At Moradabad, Up’’

Abstract

Declarationsofinterest:none'Background:-The human body is a multifunctional unit, The chain of events is made from of the neurological, muscular, and skeletalsystemsareallpartofthekineticchaintocreatemovement,allsystemsmustcollaborate.[1]Inhospitals,ClassIVworkersperforman important role as a team member. They are from a low financial background have very little education, and work irregularly.[2]Administrative authorities across the world ignore the health concerns of this set of workers. Body mechanics is extremely importantforhealthcareworkers, especiallythoseinclass.[3,4]They involves in Lifting, bending, and transporting items from one location to another. Right body alignment and posture are alwaysbeneficial in bringing our body parts into proper position, maintaining proper balance, and promoting body function, allowing clientsto easily stand, sit, bring, or lay down. When we don't move in a safe and proper manner, abnormal pressure are exert on the backmuscles of the person, which can cause deformity of spine such as discs herniation and joints sprain trauma. Therefore a personshouldknow how tomaintaincorrectbodyalignment andusehisor her bodyas machine.[4]Material &Methods:-A pre-experimental evaluative study was conducted using one group pre-test-post-test research design, non-probability non probability convenience sampling technique was used to select 44 class IV Workers. Descriptive & inferentialstatistics has done for analyzed the data in Teerthanker Mahaveer hospital & research centre data was collected using structuredquestionnaireandpracticechecklist inJanuary2022Result:-The results revealed that overall pre-test knowledge was inadequate knowledge 41(93.2%) and post-test knowledge scoreimproved to adequate knowledge 37(84.1%) and pre-test practice score was poor practice 41(93.2%)which increased to goodpractice 31(70.5%). Paired ‘t-test showed that there was a significant improvement between pre-test and post-test knowledge with ‘t’valueof36.495significanceat p<0.001andpracticewith‘t’ valueof37.613at p<0.001tablevalue2.02The correlation between improvement knowledge and practice revealed that there is a positive correlation betweenthe knowledgeand practice. The r value was 0.170 Chi-square test revealed that there was no significant association between post-test level ofknowledgeandpracticewithselecteddemographicvariables.