Anxiety Level of Nursing Students Before Clinic

NCT04637542 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1558
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The widespread use of smartphones today has led to the emergence of new ways of teaching, such as mobile learning. This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mobile learning on students' success and anxiety in teaching the anatomy of the genital system. This research is a randomized controlled experimental study conducted with students who took anatomy classes at a private university between November-December 2018.The sampling consisted of 63 students who met the sampling criteria of the study and who were given permission to participate in the research after the information was explained. Control (n=31) and experimental group (n = 32) were determined by randomization using simple numbers table. The mobile application developed for the experimental group was installed on the students' android devices with the extension "genitalsystem.apk".The anatomy of the genital system was taught to the control group with a standard curriculum and to the experimental group via the mobile learning. In this context, the study hypothesizes that mobile learning is effective in teaching the anatomy of the genital system, and that the success levels of students who receive an education through mobile learning are higher and their anxiety levels are lower than those who receive education through traditional methods.

Conditions

Mobile Phone Use; Educational Problems; Anatomy

Keywords

gross anatomy education; high school education; mobile learning; anxiety level; genital system

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Success level

  The student were informed abaout Knowledge examination on the anatomical structure of the genital system

  2 Months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• anxiety level

  2 Months

Study Arms (2)

Control Group (Traditional)

EXPERIMENTAL

Application in the Control Group: After the theoretical lesson, the control group was taken to the Anatomy Laboratory. The laboratory consists of three application rooms, one control room and one analysis room. The "Anatomy of the Organs Forming the Genital System" was explained using an anatomical model of the genital system organs by a researcher responsible for the human anatomy course. Students were given time until the end of the lesson to work on the models. During this time, their questions were answered. At the end, all of the students were given a "State Inventory" by the researcher and asked to fill it in. Students were then asked to use textbooks and atlases to study for the "Knowledge Test (post-test)" which took place three days later.

Other: Mobile Learning

Experimental Group (Mobile)

EXPERIMENTAL

Application in Experimental Group: After the theoretical lesson, students in the experimental group were taken to an empty classroom. The mobile application was installed on the smartphones of the students in the experimental group by the researchers and they were told not to share it with anyone until the end of the study. At the end of the study, the mobile application was also installed on the phones of the students in the control group due to ethical sensitivity. "Anatomy of Organs Forming the Genital System" was explained on the mobile application containing the genital system organs. The students were allowed to ask questions and the questions were answered. Afterwards, all students in the experimental group were given a "State Inventory" by the researcher and asked to fill it in. Students were then asked to study using the "genitalsystem.apk" mobile application until the "Knowledge Test (post-test)" which took place three days later.

Other: Mobile Learning

Interventions

Mobile Learning OTHER

The necessary interviews and correspondences were carried out in order to conduct the research. Permission was obtained from Health Sciences University Istanbul Training and Research Hospital Clinical Research Ethics Committee. The purpose of the study was explained to the students as per the sample criteria and their consents were obtained. All of the students participating in the study attended four hours of theoretical lessons in the classroom related to anatomy of the genital system. Following the theoretical training, students were divided into experiment (mobile application) and control (genital organ model) groups. Both groups where then given the "Structured Student Presentation Form", "Status and trait anxiety inventory" and "Knowledge Examination (pre-test)" on paper. The didactic content prepared for the institution's standard curriculum (control group) or mobile learning is similar for both training methods.

Control Group (Traditional); Experimental Group (Mobile)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• the student is not a graduate of a health vocational high school,
• the student has not previously been trained in mobile learning,
• the student has taken the anatomy course for the first time,
• the student received written and verbal permission for participation in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• the student is a graduate of a health vocational high school,
• the student has previously been trained in mobile learning, ,
• the student has taken the anatomy course for the second time

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hamiyet KIZIL: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hamiyet Kızıl

Istanbul, Beykent, 34500, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Ward PJ, Walker JJ. The influence of study methods and knowledge processing on academic success and long-term recall of anatomy learning by first-year veterinary students. Anat Sci Educ. 2008 Mar-Apr;1(2):68-74. doi: 10.1002/ase.12.

  PMID: 19177384 BACKGROUND

• Waterston SW, Stewart IJ. Survey of clinicians' attitudes to the anatomical teaching and knowledge of medical students. Clin Anat. 2005 Jul;18(5):380-4. doi: 10.1002/ca.20101.

  PMID: 15971223 BACKGROUND

• Wallace S, Clark M, White J. 'It's on my iPhone': attitudes to the use of mobile computing devices in medical education, a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 2012 Aug 24;2(4):e001099. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001099. Print 2012.

  PMID: 22923627 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cell Phone Use

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communication; Behavior; Social Behavior

Study Officials

• Hamiyet Kızıl, RN Msc

  Beykent University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer Hamiyet KIZIL

Model Details: The research was designed in a randomized controlled experimental type. In the randomization of the study, using the Random.org website (Haahr, 2020) students were assigned to the experiment (mobile application group, n = 31) and control (traditional method group, n = 32) groups according to their numbers in the class list

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 12, 2020
• First Posted: November 19, 2020
• Study Start: November 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 12, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: November 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)