SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT EDUCATION GIVEN WITH MICRO TEACHING METHOD ENRICHED WITH STANDARD PATIENT IN PALLIATIVE CARE

THE EFFECT OF SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT EDUCATION GIVEN WITH MICRO TEACHING METHOD ENRICHED WITH STANDARD PATIENT IN PALLIATIVE CARE ON NURSING STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE LEVEL, REFLECTIVE THINKING LEVEL AND THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS

The study was planned as a randomized controlled pre-test, post-test intervention study to determine the effect of symptom management training in palliative care given with micro-teaching method enriched with standard patient on nursing students' knowledge levels, reflective thinking levels and therapeutic communication skills related to palliative care.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Palliative Care
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Micro-teaching enriched with standard patient

Detailed Description

Sample of study was calculated as 36 using G*Power Software (ver. 3.1.9.2) for 80% power and medium effect size (f=0.40) at 95% confidence level in line with the data of Lin et al. The experimental and control groups were planned as 20 students each with a 10 percent loss. Participants were assigned to the experimental and control groups by the stratified randomization method. The locks were assigned to layers using Microsoft Excel. A pre-test will be applied to both groups. The control group will receive palliative care brochure for patients and their relatives.The practice group will be shared the 4 most common symptoms in palliative care nursing: pain, fatigue, respiratory distress and loss of appetite. The practice group will be 5 groups and there will be 4 students in each group. During the practice, each student will provide patient education about only one symptom. The standard patient will participate in the intervention in the application laboratory and the students will participate in the intervention in the computer environment. Video recordings will be taken while the students are giving education. After watching the experts, peers and their own video with the micro-teaching group evaluation form, the student himself/herself will make an evaluation. At the same time, a lecturer from outside the research will fill in the Standard Patient Check-List Evaluation Form. The application will be repeated one week later. After all the applications, the students will watch the video of their own 2 more times and the post-test will be applied to both groups. After one month, a retention test will be applied to the students in both groups.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Esra Tayaz, phd; Phone Number: 05078106288; Email: esratayaz@gmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Mamak
    • Ankara, Mamak, Turkey
      • Recruiting
      • Esra Tayaz
      • Contact: Esra Tayaz; Phone Number: 05078106288; Email: esratayaz@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students taking palliative care course for the first time,
• Students who agreed to participate in the study,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who have already taken the palliative care course,
• Students who answered the data collection forms incompletely,
• Students who do not want to continue the research,
• Students who missed even one of the theoretical or practical sessions of the study.
• Students with experience of caring for a palliative care patient

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group; Micro-teaching enriched with standard patient will be applied.	Other: Micro-teaching enriched with standard patient; The practice group will be shared the 4 most common symptoms in palliative care nursing: pain, fatigue, respiratory distress and loss of appetite. The practice group will be 5 groups and there will be 4 students in each group. During the practice, each student will provide patient education about only one symptom. The standard patient will participate in the intervention in the application laboratory and the students will participate in the intervention in the computer environment. Video recordings will be taken while the students are giving education. After watching the experts, peers and their own video with the micro-teaching group evaluation form, the student himself/herself will make an evaluation. At the same time, a lecturer from outside the research will fill in the Standard Patient Check-List Evaluation Form. The application will be repeated one week later.
No Intervention: Control group; The control group will receive palliative care brochure for patients and their relatives.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
KNOWLEDGE LEVEL	A knowledge test on symptom management and communication in palliative care was developed by the researcher. It consists of 25 questions.	2 months
REFLECTIVE THINKING LEVEL	Scale for Determining the Level of Reflective Thinking will be used. It is a 16-item 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of four sub-dimensions. Its sub-dimensions are habituation, comprehension, reflection and critical reflection.	2 months
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS	Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students will be used. It is a 7-point Likert scale consisting of a total of 16 items, including 7 items in the NonTherapeutic Communication Skills sub-dimension, 6 items in the Therapeutic Communication Skills 1 sub-dimension, and 3 items in the Therapeutic Communication Skills 2 sub-dimension.	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Micro Teaching Group Evaluation Form	It was created by the researcher. It will be used for self-assessment by experts, peers and the student during the implementation.	2 weeks
Standard Patient Evaluation Form	Created by the researcher. It will be filled in by specialists during standardized patient practice.	2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 17, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): May 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 24, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): May 3, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 3, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 24, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: palliative care; symptom management; nursing students; micro teaching; standard patient
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2023-06

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