Disaster Nursing Course Affect Nursing Students' Disaster Literacy and Preparedness

Literacy Clinical Trial

Official title:

How Does the Disaster Nursing Course Affect Nursing Students' Disaster Literacy and Preparedness Perceptions?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06407661
• Other study ID #: IDU-SBF-ÖE-02
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 27, 2021
• Est. completion date: January 7, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Izmir Democracy University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aimed to examine the effect of disaster nursing course on nursing students' disaster literacy and preparedness perceptions. The study, which was a one-group quasi-experimental study design in a pretest-posttest design. Pre-test was done on September 27, 2021, and the post-test was applied on January 7, 2022. The location of the study is a public university in Izmir which is located in western part of Türkiye. The population of the study consisted of nursing students (n: 66) studying in the nursing department of the university and enrolled in the elective course "Disaster Nursing". No sample selection was made, and the study was conducted with 62 volunteer students. Individual introduction form, Disaster Literacy Scale, and Perception of Disaster Preparedness in Nurses Scale were used as tools for data collection. At the beginning of the study, data collection tools were collected online form. "Disaster nursing" course was conducted for 14 weeks as an intervention. The data were stored in the SPSS 25 program.

Description:

This study aimed to examine the effect of disaster nursing course on nursing students' disaster literacy and preparedness perceptions. The study was a one-group quasi-experimental study design in a pretest-posttest design. Pre-test was done on September 27, 2021, and the post-test was applied on January 7, 2022. The location of the study is a public university in Izmir which is located in the western part of Türkiye. The population of the study consisted of nursing students (n: 66) studying in the nursing department of the university and enrolled in the elective course "Disaster Nursing". No sample selection was made, and the study was conducted with 62 volunteer students. Individual introduction form (13 questions), Disaster Literacy Scale (61 items), and Perception of Disaster Preparedness in Nurses Scale (20 items) were used as tools for data collection. At the beginning of the study, data collection tools were collected online form. "Disaster nursing" course was conducted for 14 weeks as an intervention. The descriptive statistical methods (number, percentage, mean, standard deviation), paired sample t-test, and Pearson correlation was used data analysis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 62
• Est. completion date: January 7, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:enrollment in the disaster nursing course, regular attendance at meetings, and voluntary participation in the study -

Exclusion Criteria:participants with any form of cognitive, mental, or physical disability that interfered with communication, as well as individuals with employment history, a diploma, or a certificate in the subject of disaster

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Literacy

Intervention

Other:
• "Disaster Nursing" course/education
In this study, the "Disaster Nursing" course, which was integrated into the nursing curriculum, was an elective course, and it was carried out as a theoretical course for two hours a week. The topics in the content of this course regarding prevention, preparedness, response and recovery stages were designed in line with Jennings Disaster Nursing Management Model. The purpose of its development was to educate students on disaster management and disaster nursing. The course content included identification of risks and resources for disasters at the primary protection level, nurse's caregiver (triage and holistic care) and case manager role at the secondary protection level, reassessment of individuals' care needs at the tertiary level, and review of education and the current disaster plan at the protection level.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Izmir Democracy University	Izmir	Ege Bölgesi

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Izmir Democracy University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Disaster Literacy Scale (DLS)	The conceptual framework of the 61-item scale consists of 16 domains.There are no reverse coded items in the scale. For ease of score calculation, the total score was standardized in the range of 0-50: Formula = Index = (arithmetic mean - 1) x [50/4]. With the calculated formula, cut-off points for harm reduction, preparedness, response and recovery dimensions were determined by SS values based on z-score. On the scale, 0 represents the lowest DLS and 50 represents the highest DLS. "The scale is categorized as inadequate DLS between 0-<30 points, limited DLS between 30-<36 points, adequate DLS between 36-<42 points, and excellent DLS between 42-50 points. As the scores increase in the scale, the disaster literacy level of the participant increases.	14 weeks
Primary	Nurses' Perception of Disaster Preparedness Scale	This scale, which contains 20 items in total, consists of three sub-dimensions.The five-point Likert type scale includes the options "1-Strongly disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-Somewhat agree, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly agree" for rating. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the perception of disaster preparedness.	14 weeks