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Effect of Clinical Simulation on Suicide Care Competency and Suicide Stigma Levels of Psychiatric Nursing Students

28. oktober 2026 oppdatert av: Merve Geylani, Medipol University

The Effect of Clinical Simulation on Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Students' Suicide Care Competency and Suicide Stigma Levels

This study aims to examine the effect of a suicide scenario-based clinical simulation on nursing students' suicide care competency and suicide stigma levels. The study uses a single-group pre-test/post-test (quasi-experimental) design. Nursing students enrolled in a Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course at a foundation university in Istanbul, Türkiye, who have not previously participated in a similar simulation, are invited to take part.

Before the simulation, participants complete a set of questionnaires assessing their suicide care competency and attitudes toward suicide stigma. They then take part in a structured simulation session involving a standardized patient portraying a person with suicidal history and risk. The session includes a prebriefing phase, a 15-minute clinical encounter, and a 60-minute debriefing session guided by the PEARLS model. Immediately afterward, participants complete the same questionnaires again.

The purpose of the study is to determine whether simulation-based training improves nursing students' competency in caring for individuals at suicide risk and reduces stigmatizing attitudes toward suicide, and to contribute evidence on the use of simulation in psychiatric nursing education.

Studieoversikt

Status

Fullført

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

Design: This study was conducted using a single-group pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design to evaluate the effect of a suicide scenario-based clinical simulation on nursing students' suicide care competency and suicide stigma levels.

Hypotheses:

H1: Post-test mean suicide care competency scores of nursing students who participate in the simulation will be higher than their pre-test mean scores.

H2: Post-test mean suicide stigma scores of nursing students who participate in the simulation will be lower than their pre-test mean scores.

Population and Sample: The study population consists of 3rd-year students enrolled in the Mental Health and Diseases Nursing course (English Program) at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Medipol University, during the 2026-2027 fall semester (N=110). The sample consists of students who had not previously participated in a similar suicide scenario-based simulation and who agreed to participate voluntarily.

Data Collection Tools: A Personal Information Form (9 items; developed by the researchers, covering age, gender, marital status, prior experience with suicidal individuals, self-reported care competency, personal and family history related to suicidal ideation or attempt), the Suicide Care Competence Scale (SCCS; 18 items, 5 subscales; Sun et al., 2014; Turkish validity and reliability by Erfidan & Büyükbayram Arslan, 2026; Cronbach α=0.85), and the Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS; 55 items, 3 subscales: Stigmatization, Isolation/Depression, Glorification/Normalization; Batterham, Calear & Christensen, 2013; Turkish validity and reliability by Öztürk, Akın & Durna, 2017; Cronbach α=0.90) were used.

Simulation Intervention: The intervention consisted of three sequential phases - prebriefing, clinical simulation, and debriefing - with identical learning objectives, environment, scenario, and procedures maintained across all participants to preserve intervention fidelity.

Prebriefing Phase: Conducted immediately before the simulation by the principal researcher, introducing the learning objectives, scenario, participant roles, expected timeline, debriefing process, and data collection instruments, and establishing a psychologically safe learning environment. Pre-test questionnaires (Personal Information Form, SCCS, SOSS) were completed at the end of this phase.

Clinical Simulation Phase: Each group of students engaged in an approximately 15-minute encounter with a standardized patient portraying a person with suicidal history and risk, communication difficulties, and nursing care needs. The scenario was set in a clinical inpatient context. Students practiced therapeutic communication and suicide risk assessment within a safe, realistic environment.

Debriefing Phase: A 60-minute structured session guided by the PEARLS (Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation) blended debriefing model, encompassing reaction, analysis, and summary phases. Post-test questionnaires (SCCS, SOSS) were completed immediately after the debriefing. Total session duration was approximately 2 hours.

Data Analysis Plan: Data are analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, median, frequency, percentage) are used for quantitative and qualitative variables respectively. The paired-samples t-test is used to compare pre-test and post-test measurements. Pearson correlation analysis is used to assess relationships between variables. Statistical significance is evaluated at the 95% confidence level (p<0.05).

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

110

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

      • Istanbul, Tyrkia (Türkiye), 34810
        • Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing

Deltakelseskriterier

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Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år og eldre (Voksen, Eldre voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Enrolled in the Mental Health and Diseases Nursing course (3rd year, English Program, Istanbul Medipol University)
  • Willing to voluntarily participate and provide written informed consent
  • No prior participation in a similar simulation-based training on approaching patients with suicidal ideation or risk

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal to participate in the study
  • Absence during the simulation implementation session

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Annen
  • Tildeling: N/A
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Enkeltgruppeoppdrag
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: Experimental Group

There is one group. All participants received a suicide scenario-based clinical simulation before their psychiatric clinical placement. The intervention consisted of three sequential phases - prebriefing, clinical simulation, and debriefing - with identical learning objectives, environment, scenario, and procedures maintained across all participants to preserve intervention fidelity.

A structured simulation-based intervention consisting of three phases: (1) Prebriefing: introduction of learning objectives, scenario, and roles; completion of pre-test questionnaires (Personal Information Form, Suicide Care Competence Scale, Stigma of Suicide Scale). (2) Clinical Simulation: a 15-minute standardized patient encounter in which nursing students practice therapeutic communication and suicide risk assessment with a patient portraying suicidal history and risk. (3) Debriefing: a 60-minute structured reflective session guided by the PEARLS model, followed by immediate post-test administration. Total duration approximately 2 hours.

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in Suicide Care Competency
Tidsramme: Baseline (pre-simulation) and immediately after debriefing (approximately 2 hours after baseline)

Measured by the Suicide Care Competence Scale (SCCS; 18 items, 5 subscales). Scores range from 18 to 90; higher scores indicate greater suicide care competency. Turkish validity and reliability established by Erfidan and Büyükbayram Arslan (2026); Cronbach alpha=0.85.

Baseline (pre-simulation) and immediately after debriefing (approximately 2 hours after baseline)
Change in Suicide Stigma Levels
Tidsramme: Baseline (pre-simulation) and immediately after debriefing (approximately 2 hours after baseline)

Measured by the Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS; 55 items, 3 subscales: Stigmatization, Isolation/Depression, Glorification/Normalization). 5-point Likert scale. Turkish validity and reliability established by Öztürk, Akın and Durna (2017); Cronbach alpha=0.90.

Baseline (pre-simulation) and immediately after debriefing (approximately 2 hours after baseline)

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Self-Perceived Care Competency for Suicidal Patients
Tidsramme: Baseline only

Single-item visual analog scale (0-10) from the Personal Information Form assessing students' self-perceived competency in caring for patients admitted due to suicidal attempt.

Baseline only

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Sponsor

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Merve Geylani, phD, Medipol University

Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker

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Generelle publikasjoner

  • Sun FK, Chiang CY, Chen WJ, Wang RH, Huang HM, Lin HY. Development and psychometric testing of the Suicide Caring Competence Scale (SCCS) for family caregivers in Taiwan. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2014;28(4):284-9. doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2014.05.001 Erfidan SC, Büyükbayram Arslan A. Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the Suicide Caring Competence Scale: A Methodological Study. Archives of Health Science and Research. 2026;13:1-9. doi:10.5152/ArcHealthSciRes.2026.25168 Batterham PJ, Calear AL, Christensen H. The Stigma of Suicide Scale: Psychometric properties and correlates of the stigma of suicide. Crisis. 2013;34(1):13-21. doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000156 Öztürk A, Akın S, Durna Z. Testing the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) with a Sample of University Students. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing. 2017;8(2):102-109. Eppich W, Cheng A. Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation (PEARLS): Development and rationale for a blended approach to health care simulation debriefing. Simul Healthc. 2015;10(2):106-115. PMID:25710312 Goh YS, Selvarajan S, Chng ML, Tan CS, Yobas P. Using standardized patients in enhancing undergraduate students' learning experience in mental health nursing. Nurse Educ Today. 2016;45:167-172. PMID:27526302 Del Pozo-Herce P, Ruiz-Lozano RE, Tejada-Garrido CI, Morán-Rodríguez M, Alonso-Sangregorio M, Olmos-Jiménez R. Mental Health Nursing Student's Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide. Nurs Rep. 2024;14(1). doi:10.3390/nursrep14010049 PMID:38535721 Campbell C, Lugger M. Innovative Approaches to Mental Health Education: Standardized Patients and Tag Team Simulation. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2025. doi:10.1080/01612840.2025.2474109 PMID:40068187 Shubel L, et al. Standardized Patients to Deliver or Evaluate Suicide Prevention Trainings for Health Professionals: A Scoping Review. Am J Pharm Educ. 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101497 PMID:40882819 Bruce E, Shaughne

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

1. oktober 2026

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

8. oktober 2026

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

8. oktober 2026

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

28. oktober 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

28. oktober 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

3. november 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

3. november 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

28. oktober 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. oktober 2026

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • E-10840098-50.04-6898

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

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NEI

IPD-planbeskrivelse

Individual participant data will not be shared, as the study involves student participants whose confidentiality is protected under the ethics committee approval. Aggregate findings will be reported in peer-reviewed publications.

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Nei

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