http://repository.unizik.edu.ng/handle/123456789/254 Department of Primary Health Care 2026-04-05T20:01:51Z http://repository.unizik.edu.ng/handle/123456789/514 Title: Effect of Nursing Audit and Feedback on Orthopedic Patients' Care Outcomes in Selected Hospitals in Southeastern Nigeria Authors: Anieche, J.F; Chinweuba, A.U; Okonkwo, O.G; Obidife, I. H; Makata, N.E; Eleke, C Abstract: Background: Despite the proven benefits of audit and feedback interventions in record keeping, very few studies have examined its effect on patient outcomes when applied in nursing practice. Objective: This study examined the effect of nursing audit and feedback on orthopedic patients’ outcomes in three tertiary hospitals in southeastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A single-group, pretest–posttest design was applied to a convenience sample of 150 orthopedic patients from November 2019 to March 2021. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS 25. Results: At baseline, the majority of the respondents rated their perceived general health (54.7%), physical function (60.7%), role performance due to physical limitations (55.3%), role performance due to emotional limitations (65.3%), vitality (38.0%), mental health (38.0%), and social function (45.3%) as fair, but rated their bodily comfort (44.7%) as poor. At 21 days after audit and feedback, the majority of the respondents rated their perceived general health (40.0%), role performance due to physical limitations (74.7%), mental health (58.0%), and social function (54.6%) as very good; physical function (60.7%) and role performance due to emotional limitation (50.7%) as good, but rated their vitality (44.7%) and bodily comfort (61.4%) as fair. Comparing between baseline and 21 days after audit and feedback revealed a significant improvement in perceived health status in all measured subdomains of health (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Nursing audit and feedback is a feasible method of evaluating and enhancing patient outcomes. Audit and feedback should be considered by nurse managers for integration into routine clinical procedures. Keywords: Clinical, feedback, health status, Nigeria, nursing audit, orthopedics Description: Scholarly Work 2022-09-22T00:00:00Z http://repository.unizik.edu.ng/handle/123456789/513 Title: Assessment of Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Strategies among Female Students of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria Authors: Enuka, Christie, Akpoigho; Nwankwo, Clementina Ukamaka Abstract: There are several health problems associated with menstruation. One of the most common problems is premenstrual syndrome which occurs when the premenstrual symptoms are severe enough to disturb the quality of life of a woman. Aim: The study aimed to determine the common premenstrual symptoms, various coping strategies, and health-seeking behaviours adopted by female students in the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Method: Cross-sectional design was adopted for the study. The questionnaire was used for the collection of data; a multistage sampling technique was adopted to select three hundred and ten (310) students from the four (4) departments proportionately. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data collected using SPSS version 21.0. Results: The result showed that the most common premenstrual syndrome was mood swing 240 (77.7%), irritability 184(59.5%), fatigue 181(59.5%), and breast tenderness 171(55.3%). The degree of the menstrual syndrome was low 241(78.0%), moderate 206(66.7%). Common coping strategies were resting 206(66.9%), sleeping 200(64.7%), accepting the process as natural 148(47.9%), and the majority 273(88.3%) had negative health-seeking behaviour. Findings of the hypotheses testing revealed that there is no significant relationship between students’ age and premenstrual syndrome and no significant association between premenstrual syndrome and course of study. Conclusion: It was concluded that the respondents experienced low to moderate degrees of the menstrual syndrome. Resting, sleeping, and accepting the process as natural were common coping strategies, and health-seeking behaviour was poor. Recommendations: Periodic health education programmes should be encouraged to involve active coping behaviours such as regular aerobic exercises, muscle strengthening, and slow breathing exercises. Students should be encouraged to have positive health-seeking behaviour. Description: scholarly Work 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z http://repository.unizik.edu.ng/handle/123456789/510 Title: Perception and Factors affecting Practice of Preventive Measures of Coronavirus Disease Among Nurses in Tertiary health Institutions in Anambra state , South East Nigeria Authors: Odikpo, L.C; Onyekonwu, I.V; Afonne, A.J Abstract: COVID-19 is a contagious disease without any treatment, vaccine, or immunity, which the only way out is the practice of preventive measures. This article assessed the perception and factors influencing the practice of preventive measures to COVID-19 among nurses in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study objectives include to determine the perception of nurses toward COVID-19 and to determine factors that influence the practice of preventive measures to COVID-19 among nurses in tertiary hospitals in Anambra State. Description: Scholarly Work 2021-12-31T00:00:00Z