Kangaroo Care Training: Knowledge, Skills, and Empathy (Kangaroo Care)

February 13, 2026 updated by: Emine Serap ÇAĞAN, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

The Effect of Kangaroo Care Training Provided to Midwifery Students on Their Knowledge, Skills, Confidence, and Empathy Levels

The research is designed as a methodological and randomized controlled experimental study and will be conducted in five stages with final-year midwifery students at Atatürk University (N=120). First, the Turkish validity and reliability of the Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill and Confidence Scale will be established. Subsequently, an 8-hour kangaroo care training will be provided to the intervention group, and students' clinical performance, empathy levels, and kangaroo care competencies will be evaluated.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

With this research, it is aimed to evaluate the effect of kangaroo care training given to midwifery students on their knowledge, skills, confidence and empathy levels. The research is in methodological and randomized controlled experimental design. The research will be carried out in five stages and two different research methods will be used gradually. Accordingly, a methodological method will be used to analyze the validity of the kangaroo care knowledge, skills and confidence scale, and a randomized controlled experimental design will be used to provide the students with kangaroo care training and to apply the scales after the kangaroo care training after the training. The population of the research will be Atatürk University Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department final year students (N:120). The first part of the research will involve conducting a Turkish validity study of the "Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale." The second part will involve providing 8 hours of kangaroo care training to students assigned to the training group, prepared by the researcher. The third part will evaluate the clinical practices of students who received and did not receive kangaroo care training, and assess their empathy levels and knowledge, skills, and confidence levels using the midwifery empathy scale and the kangaroo care knowledge, skills, and confidence scale. The research will conclude with a Turkish validity study of the Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale and the acquisition of Turkish-language resources.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

99

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

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students who were in their final year of the midwifery department,
  • had successfully completed their practical courses,
  • agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • students who did not successfully complete their practical courses
  • did not agree to participate

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group
Students who did not receive kangaroo care training
Experimental: Kangaroo care education group
kangaroo care education
Behavioral: Kangaroo care education
Kangaroo care education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Kangaroo Care Knowledge
Time Frame: immediately after training
Pre- and Post-Training Questionnaire: Designed to assess the knowledge level of students participating in the training before and after the training. It consists of a total of 20 multiple-choice questions appropriate to the training content and topics.
immediately after training

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence Scale
Time Frame: three months after training
The scale was developed by Almutairi et al. (2016) to assess nurses' knowledge, skills, and confidence in kangaroo care training. Researchers conducted Turkish validity and reliability studies. The Turkish version of the scale consists of 21 items and four subscales. The scale is evaluated on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. The minimum score is 21, and the maximum score is 105. A high score indicates high knowledge, skills, and confidence in kangaroo care.
three months after training
Midwifery Empathy Scale
Time Frame: three months after training
The Midwifery Empathy Scale (MES) was developed in Greece in 2016 by Vivilaki and colleagues, and its validity and reliability in Turkish were assessed by Sevinç and Ergin in 2019. The scale consists of 22 questions that assess empathic skills and empathic tendencies. Each item is scored from 1 to 6. Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 are scored as 6 if the "strongly agree" option is selected and 1 if the "strongly disagree" option is selected. Questions 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 22 are scored in the opposite manner. The maximum score on the scale is 132, and the minimum score is 22.
three months after training

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Collaborators

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

  • Almutairi, W. M., & Ludington-Hoe, S. M. (2016). Kangaroo care education effects on nurses' knowledge and skills confidence. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(11), 518-524.

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 18, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

September 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 6, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 13, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 17, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 17, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 13, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AgriICecen
  • 123C170 (Other Grant/Funding Number: TÜBİTAK)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual patient information will only be used for research purposes.

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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