ArticleHealth SA = SA Gesondheid2020
Improving nurses' knowledge of managing endotracheal tube cuff pressure in intensive care units: A quasi-experimental study.
Article in Health SA = SA Gesondheid, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05797844 (Improving the Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Control Management Knowledge of Intensive Care Nurses), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Improving the Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Control Management Knowledge of Intensive Care Nurses: A Quasi-Experimental Study Pre-Post Test
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- A comparative audit of endotracheal tube cuff pressures across three intensive care units at a tertiary South African academic hospital.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2026Article
- Current state and influencing factors in airbag management among emergency department nurses: A multicenter study.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review.Intensive care medicine · 2023Review
- Effect of an educational programme on critical care nurses' competence at two tertiary hospitals in Malawi.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies conducted on nurses' knowledge regarding endotracheal tube cuff pressure revealed that there were differences in intensive care nurses' knowledge, leading to varying practices.
aimThis study aimed to evaluate how an educational intervention based on the existing evidence-based guidelines, using both passive and active implementation strategies, could improve the knowledge of nurses regarding managing endotracheal tube cuff pressures in Malawian intensive care units.
settingSix functional ICUs (four public and two private) in Malawi.
methodsThe study followed a quasi-experimental, pre- and post-test design using an educational intervention. Intensive care nurses of six functional intensive care units in Malawi were randomly assigned to two intervention groups. Both groups received a half-day educational session, a printed version of the evidence-based guidelines, a printed and laminated summary of the guidelines and a related algorithm. Additionally, Intervention 2 group received four monitoring visits. Pre- and post-test questionnaires were conducted between February and August 2016. Descriptive and inferential data analyses (a chi-square test and
resultsAn improvement in knowledge was observed on the nursing care practices for the management of endotracheal tube cuff pressure for both groups following the educational intervention, although only the results comparing Intervention 2 group participants indicate that the level of knowledge was significant (
conclusionImplementation of a formal training and mentorship programme for Malawian intensive care nurses would be of great benefit to enhance the knowledge and skills managing endotracheal tube cuff pressure. Follow-up studies would also assist in understanding how guidelines could be implemented most effectively to achieve better knowledge outcomes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.