The Effect of Podcast Use Student's Skills in Nursing Education

April 21, 2023 updated by: Hacer Ozel, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

The Effect of Podcast Use in Nursing Education on Students' Speech Skill, Affective Awareness Towards Instruction and Success: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study was conducted to find out the effect of the use of podcasts in nursing education on nursing students' speaking skills, affective awareness towards instruction, and success in the course and to serve as a source for prospective studies on the topic.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Objectives This study was conducted to find out the effect of the use of podcasts in nursing education on nursing students' speaking skills, affective awareness towards instruction, and success in the course and to serve as a source for prospective studies on the topic.

Design Randomized controlled trial. Settings A nursing faculty Participants Fourth-year nursing students who were studying at the faculty of nursing and were taking the "Academic Presentation Techniques" were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n=20) and the control group (n=20).

Methods Every week during the semester, students in the experimental group could listen to podcast episodes any time they desired following the course. Both before the podcast intervention and at the end of the semester, the Effective Speech Scale and the Scale of Affective Awareness Towards Instruction were administered to experimental and control groups. Final examination grades were evaluated as the indicator of success in the course.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Istanbul, Turkey, 34668
        • University of Health Sciences

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be over 18 years old,
  • Volunteer to participate in research

Exclusion Criteria:

  • be under 18 years old,
  • not voluntarily to participate in research

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Podcast Group
Podcast was applied to the experimental group.
Students in the experimental group listened to podcast episodes any time they desired following the course every week during the semester from February 2021 to June 2021.
No Intervention: Control Group
No intervention was applied to the control group.No intervention was applied to the control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Speech Skills
Time Frame: Four months
The student's speech skills were measured by Effective Speech Scale
Four months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Affective Awareness Towards Instruction
Time Frame: Four months
The student's affective awareness towards instruction were measured by affective awareness towards instruction understanding Affective Awareness Towards Instruction Scale.
Four months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Success
Time Frame: Four months
Course success is to complete the course with a successful grade. Final Exam form (questions) evaluated as a success criterion.
Four months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 15, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

April 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 24, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 23.12.2021/4

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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