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The effectiveness of a nail-biting prevention program among primary school students

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dc.contributor.authorGÜR, KAMER
dc.contributor.authorsGuer, Kamer; Erol, Saime; Incir, Nursultan
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-12T22:25:42Z
dc.date.available2022-03-12T22:25:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This study aimed to demonstrate the effect of a program called Do Not Bite Your Nails, Cut Your Nails, which is based on a health promotion model to change the nail-biting habit among primary school students. Design and methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted using the pre- and post-test and interrupted time series design. The study sample included 299 students. Nurse observation form and nail follow-up chart were used to evaluate behavioral outcomes. This program was conducted under the guidance of school nurses and lasted 6 weeks. The data were analyzed using McNemar and Cochran Q tests. Results: The number of those who selected yes for I cut my nails this weekend and I didn't bite my nails today increased. However, the number of the students that selected yes for I pulled out my nails, I pulled out and ate, I pulled out my nail skin, My cuticle bled today, and My nails hurt today decreased significantly and statistically compared with pretest, first and second observation, and post-test (P < 0.001). The rate of the students with minimum one abnormal finger was 83.9% according to observations, and 6% following the intervention (P < 0.001). New insights were provided into the program to diminish nail-biting habit. Practice implications: The program significantly reduced the nail-biting rate among primary school students. The nurse that implement this program will be able to do a comprehensive evaluation of students' nail-biting habits, perform solution-focused interventions, and prevent advanced complications that might develop in connection to nail-biting. Thus, the effectiveness of nursing implementations will improve in the prevention of nail-biting habit, early diagnosis, and changing students' habits. Do Not Bite Your Nails, Cut Your Nails program can be applied again in different schools.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jspn.12219
dc.identifier.eissn1744-6155
dc.identifier.issn1539-0136
dc.identifier.pubmed29797491
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/234958
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000448369700003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjecthealth promotion model
dc.subjectnail-biting
dc.subjectnursing
dc.subjectprimary school students
dc.subjectHEALTH-PROMOTION
dc.subjectORAL HABITS
dc.subjectDISORDERS
dc.subjectONYCHOPHAGIA
dc.subjectTRIAL
dc.titleThe effectiveness of a nail-biting prevention program among primary school students
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local.journal.numberofpages9
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oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.titleJOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
oaire.citation.volume23
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