The effectiveness of the self-efficacy program on knowledge, attitude, and behavior of patients with Covid-19 infection at the operating room in Maha Sarakham Hospital

Abstract

              Objective : 1. To compare the knowledge of operating room nurses in the care of surgical patients infected with COVID-19. Before and after receiving a self-efficacy program. 
2. To compare the attitude of operating room nurses in the care of surgical patients infected with COVID-19. Before and after receiving a self-efficacy program.  3. To compare the behaviors of operating room nurses in the care of surgical patients infected with COVID-19. Before and after receiving a self-efficacy program.

              Method : The samples were chosen by operating room nurses in Maha Sarakham Hospital through purposive sample technique. They were divided into 1 groups through a simple random sampling technique, the group of 32 was the operating room nurses. The instruments were: Assessment of the potential develop of the operating room nurses to improve their knowledge, attitude and behaviors content validity with Item-Objective Congruence Index of Knowledge about caring for surgical patients infected with COVID-19 has a value of KR-20 equal to 0.86. Using Cronbach's coefficient alpha formula, the values are 0.88 and 0.81, respectively.

              Result : 1. The knowledge in the experimental group, after using the self-efficacy program, increased with a statistical significance level of p= 0.000 2. The attitude in the experimental group, after using the self-efficacy program, increased with a statistical significance level of p=0.000 3. The behaviors in the experimental group, after using theself-efficacy program, increased with a statistical significance level of p= 0.000

              Conclusion : Therefore, adopting a capacity development approach to enrichment creates self-efficacy. To use it concretely to help promote good and effective holistic health.