Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05480033 |
| Other study ID # |
Imagery |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
February 1, 2020 |
| Est. completion date |
June 1, 2020 |
Study information
| Verified date |
July 2022 |
| Source |
Bozok University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
To determine the effect of the imagery technique used in the Nursing Fundamentals course on
the self-effectiveness-efficacy and anxiety levels of students. This study was designed as a
randomized controlled trial. The research was completed with a total of 85 students, 40 of
which were in the intervention group and 45 in the control group. The imagery technique was
applied to the intervention group once a week for 4 weeks before the laboratory practice
lesson. This study are self-efficacy-sufficiecy and state and trait anxiety levels obtained
from the questionnaire before and after the application. While there was no difference in the
mean scores of self-efficacy-sufficiecy and trait anxiety of the students before and after
the application of the imagery technique (p=0.515, p=0.456), it was determined that the mean
score of state anxiety of the students in the intervention group decreased significantly
after the application (p=0.044). Academic nurses should work on increasing self-efficacy and
reducing the level of trait anxiety, in addition to the supportive imagery technique during
training.
Description:
Nursing students need to be prepared and supported to tackle problems that they are likely to
experience in the future. With this in mind, this research was conducted to determine the
effect of imagery technique applied in practical courses on the self-effectiveness-efficacy
and anxiety levels of the nursing students.
This research was designed as a randomised controlled experimental study. The research
included intervention (40 students) and control (45 students) groups, and a pre-test and
post-test was applied.
The research was conducted between February 2021 and May 2021 with second-year students in
the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of a state university in Turkey.
Interventions: The students were informed about the purpose and scope of the study and the
intervention. Students who volunteered to participate in the study were randomised into
groups. Afterwards, 'Personal Information Form', 'Self-Effectiveness-Efficacy Scale' and
'State-Trait Anxiety Inventory' were distributed to all students as the pre-test.
Intervention group: The imagery technique was applied to the students in this group on the
day of the laboratory practice, before the lesson, once a week for 4 weeks. The laboratory
practice consisted of 6 weeks. Pre-test was performed on the first week, followed by 4 weeks
of imagery technique, and the pre-test was performed on the final week. In each application
of the imagery technique, four scenarios that could be encountered in clinical practice that
required skill practice were used for 30 minutes (Table 1).
The imagery technique was applied by the second author who had expertise and training in
nursing and imagery technique. The stages of the imagery technique included preparation of a
suitable environment, preparation of the students, setting the background music (ney sound),
relaxation, focusing on the technique, visualising the situation to be imagined, loading
positive and constructive expressions on the individual, distracting the student from the
imagined situation, relaxation and ending the session.
Control group: No intervention was performed on the students in this group. After the
post-test, students in the control group were shown a video on imagery technique so that they
would not feel excluded and less competent and also to reduce the possible bias among the
students.
This study are self-efficacy-sufficiecy and state and trait anxiety levels obtained from the
questionnaire before and after the application. While there was no difference in the mean
scores of self-efficacy-sufficiecy and trait anxiety of the students before and after the
application of the imagery technique (p=0.515, p=0.456), it was determined that the mean
score of state anxiety of the students in the intervention group decreased significantly
after the application (p=0.044).
The results of this study show that the imagery technique resulted in a significant decrease
in the state anxiety levels of the nursing students, while the trait anxiety and
self-effectiveness-efficacy levels were not affected. There are only limited studies in the
literature evaluating the effectiveness of imagery technique in basic skill practice training
of the nursing students. Therefore, the results of this study are expected to contribute to
the nursing profession.
