Original Research Article
Year: 2017 | Month: June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 254-256
Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Identification and Management of Adolescent Crisis
Rudreshi S. Sannashivannanavar1, Veeresh kumar Nandagaon2
1Post Graduate, 2Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, K.L.E. University’s Institute of Nursing Sciences, Belagavi 590003, Karnataka, India,
Corresponding Author: Rudreshi S. Sannashivannanavar
ABSTRACT
Background: There is an emerging attention toward the health of adolescents because the behaviour patterns adopted during this period have long-lasting positive as well as negative effects on future health and well-being.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding the identification and management of adolescent crisis among high school teachers.
Methods: The study was conducted using one group pretest-posttest design. The study included 30 high school teachers. The selected high school teachers who were willing to participate were included in the study. Pre- and posttest knowledge of the teachers was assessed by using a structured questionnaire after imparting a structured teaching programme on the identification and management of adolescent crisis. A paired t-test was used to compare the means of pre- and post-test knowledge scores.
Results: The pretest mean score was 17±3 and the posttest mean score was 31.8±1.88. The calculated t-value was 27.11, which was highly significant with p<0.001. This demonstrated that the structured teaching programme was an effective method for imparting the knowledge regarding the identification and management of adolescent crisis among government high school teachers.
Conclusion: The findings of the study reasonably concluded that structured teaching programme as an effective intervention improves the knowledge regarding the identification and management of adolescent crisis.
Key words: Structured teaching programme, randomized control trial, adolescent crisis, high school teachers