Teaching adults how to prevent COVID‑19 infection by health workers: The application of intervention mapping approach
نویسندگان
1 Department of Anesthesiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
2 Graduate Student, Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh,
3 Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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5 Nursing Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: Education is one of the most important approaches to preventing infectiousdiseases at the time of the pandemic. The purpose of the study was to develop an intervention‑trainingprogram using an intervention mapping approach (IMA) to prevent COVID‑19 infection in adults atthe time of the pandemic by health workers.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a study protocol where IMA was used as aplanning framework for developing an intervention‑training program to prevent COVID‑19 infectionin adults at the time of the pandemic by health workers in Ardabil city. Six intervention mapping (IM)steps have been described in this protocol. As the first step, needs assessment was performed byreviewing the studies, qualitative evaluation, and interviews. In the second step, the matrix of changeobjectives was designed from the intersection of performance goals and determinants. Later on,after designing the program and planning the program implementation, the program evaluation planwas developed.RESULTS: IMA guided us in designing and implementing a control‑oriented training program withthe participation of the participants along with the definition of outcomes, performance goals anddeterminants, theoretical methods and practical applications, intervention program, implementation,and step by step assessment.CONCLUSION: IM is a control‑oriented, systematic, participation‑based approach to design andimplement targeted and on‑going health promotion programs based on the needs of the target groupat the time of the pandemic by health workers.
