The Effect of Jigsaw Technique on Childhood Epileptic Seizure Management Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Students

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the education given to nursing students with the Jigsaw technique and traditional method on their knowledge and attitudes about childhood epileptic seizure management.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Epilepsy in Children; Nursing Student; Jigsaw Technique
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Training method

Detailed Description

It is important for nursing students, future health professionals, to gain sufficient professional knowledge and positive attitudes about epileptic seizure management in order to improve the quality of care they provide to children with epilepsy. Studies emphasize that the nursing education curriculum should focus more on education regarding epilepsy and epileptic seizures, and that different educational methods should be used to positively develop nursing students' knowledge and attitudes towards patients with epilepsy. One of the collaborative learning methods used in nursing education is the Jigsaw technique. Jigsaw technique is a student-centered and collaborative learning method that improves knowledge, skills and attitudes in nursing education.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 89
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • İzmir, Turkey, 35100
    • Ege University Faculty of Nursing

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not attending trainings and not filling out data collection forms

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: Experimental; Students in the Jigsaw technique group are divided into 5 home groups consisting of 8 people.Each student in the groups was randomly included to be an expert on a subject under 8 headings.In the home group, students assigned to different subject specializations were combined with students selected as experts in the same subject. This group was called the "expert group".The experts came together a week later, explained what they had learned on the common topic, discussed the topics they had taken notes while researching and reading in expert groups, and noted any additional points or missing parts they had learned. After completing their tasks in the expert groups, students returned to their home groups. They explained the information they learned in the expert group to each other in the home group, and as a home group, they brought together different topics and reported the main topic.	Other: Training method; Jigsaw Technique; Other Names: Jigsaw Technique
No Intervention: Traditional education group; Students in the traditional education group were given training by the researchers with a powerpoint presentation. Students are divided into 5 groups of 8 people. Training was given in 3 sessions for each group, for a total of 15 sessions. The training duration was 45 minutes for each session (one lesson hour).During the training, a projector, training slides and training videos on seizure types were used. Direct explanation and question-answer techniques were used in the training.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Childhood epilepsies and epileptic seizure management knowledge test scores	It consists of 15 questions answered as Yes-No-I Don't Know. The count was analyzed as a percentage. There is no total score.	Before and after training (Half an hour before training and within half an hour after training)
Epilepsy knowledge and attitude scale scores	Epilepsy Knowledge and Attitude Scale consists of 16 items measuring knowledge about epilepsy and 14 items measuring attitude. For the knowledge scale, correct = 1, incorrect and no idea = 0. A high score indicates high knowledge. Responses regarding the attitude part of the scale; I strongly disagree = 5, I disagree = 4, I have no idea = 3, I agree = 2, and I completely agree = 1. Higher scores indicate a more positive attitude towards epilepsy.	Before and after training (Half an hour before training and within half an hour after training)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Students' self-confidence	Students were determined based on self-report. It was answered as Yes or No.	Before and after training (Half an hour before training and within half an hour after training)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ege University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 2, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 2, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): March 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 27, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 2, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): May 6, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 6, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 2, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Epilepsy; Seizures
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1919B012202144

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