TY  - JOUR
AU  - Llorente Pérez, Yolima Judith
AU  - Rodríguez-Acelas, Alba Luz
AU  - Mattiello, Rita
AU  - Cañon-Montañez, Wilson
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/2/23
TI  - Effectiveness of a Nursing Educational Intervention in Adults to Promote Control Behaviors Against Dengue: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
JO  - JMIR Res Protoc
SP  - e54286
VL  - 13
KW  - dengue
KW  - health education
KW  - health promotion
KW  - nursing care
KW  - prevention & control
AB  - Background: The increase in dengue cases can be attributed to social, demographic, environmental changes, or community-driven factors. In this regard, different strategies have been established in health education, using educational interventions as necessary tools for the reduction of the disease with the aim of reinforcing and stimulating the prevention and control of dengue. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing educational intervention for dengue control. Methods: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with adults living in rural areas and participating in health promotion and disease prevention programs. We will enroll 116 adults. Adults will be randomized 1:1, with 58 adults assigned to the educational intervention group and 58 to the usual care group. Participants will receive 4 sessions over the course of a month, 1 week apart, and will be followed up for 1 month after the end of the educational intervention. Nursing Outcome Classification labels will be used to measure the outcomes: risk control (1902) and participation in health care decisions (1606). Results: The participants in the intervention group are expected to achieve better dengue control behaviors than those in the usual care group. Conclusions: Risk factors are fostered by the community, largely caused by artificial reservoirs or unprotected tanks in homes; also, the lack of information hinders the identification of symptomatology and the poor implementation of effective measures, and the development of standardized educational strategies can contribute to efficient and cost-effective control of the disease. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05321264; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05321264 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/54286 
SN  - 1929-0748
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e54286
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/54286
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38393755
DO  - 10.2196/54286
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/54286
ER  -