Communication Competence and Transdisciplinary Cooperation in Geriatric Nursing

NCT05290636 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FJU-IRB C107105
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The ability to communicate and cooperate effectively is essential in geriatric nursing. However, nursing teachers lacked the exploration of the development of this ability and teaching evaluation in previous studies. The investigators used a systematic process to investigate methods for achieving the following goals: 1. Cultivate a positive attitude toward the elderly among nursing students. 2. Improve nursing students' communication competence and interaction skills when providing advanced health care services. 3. Improve the teaching skills of professional nursing instructors.

Conditions

Communication; Competence

Keywords

Geriatric Nursing; Communication; Cooperation; Competency; Action Research

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Scale of attitudes towards the elderly

  The scale of attitude towards the elderly is divided into positive and negative attitudes, with 20 and 22 questions respectively. This scale uses a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 1 to 7 points, ranging from From 1="strongly disagree" to 7="strongly agree", check the attitude and feeling that most matches with them. Degree detection (Cronach's α=0.94) has good reliability and validity.

  Baseline (T0)

• Attitude Inventory for Health Team Care

  The attitude scale of health team care, the subjects will choose the most consistent attitude and feeling from 1="strongly disagree" to 6="strongly agree" with regard to the degree of agreement between the declarative sentences and their own feelings. The higher the score of the total scale, the more positive the attitude towards health care, and the content validity of this scale has been reviewed by experts. The degree of detection (Cronach's α=0.78), so this research tool also has good reliability and validity.

  Baseline (T0)

• Scale of attitudes towards the elderly

  The scale of attitude towards the elderly is divided into positive and negative attitudes, with 20 and 22 questions respectively. This scale uses a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 1 to 7 points, ranging from From 1="strongly disagree" to 7="strongly agree", check the attitude and feeling that most matches with them. Degree detection (Cronach's α=0.94) has good reliability and validity.

  Change from after intervention at eighteen weeks (T1)

• Attitude Inventory for Health Team Care

  The attitude scale of health team care, the subjects will choose the most consistent attitude and feeling from 1="strongly disagree" to 6="strongly agree" with regard to the degree of agreement between the declarative sentences and their own feelings. The higher the score of the total scale, the more positive the attitude towards health care, and the content validity of this scale has been reviewed by experts. The degree of detection (Cronach's α=0.78), so this research tool also has good reliability and validity.

  Change from after intervention at eighteen weeks (T1)

Study Arms (1)

single arm trial

EXPERIMENTAL

A single-arm trial was designed. (Two-hour sessions per week for 18 weeks). The value of classroom learning and practical experience for the study subjects is emphasized in this intervention course. The case analysis teaching technique will be used extensively in the classroom, and the school's digital action learning platform will support instructional activities relevant to senior nursing and elderly nursing practice. In each section of the course, combine classroom instruction with case analysis (2 hours each, 20-30 minutes for topic teaching, 70-80 minutes for case discussion and feedback)

Other: Teaching intervention program

Interventions

Teaching intervention program OTHER

Using an action research approach, The investigators designed a pair of geriatric nursing and practicum courses and recruited a class of in-service nursing students through convenience sampling in a college setting. The intervention was an 18-week course in geriatric nursing that meets once a week in the classroom and internship practice in settings used for training nursing students. The investigators collected data using quantitative indicators (attitude measurements) and qualitative textual analysis. The quantitative data were analyzed by paired t-testing using SPSS 21.0 software.

single arm trial

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• The research object of this project will be the students in the nursing class of a university (third year students), and the students who have taken 2 credits each of "Geriatric Nursing" and "Geriatric Nursing Internship" in a working class.

You may not qualify if:

• Not a junior in a working class in a university nursing department.Those who have not completed the courses of "Geriatric Nursing" and "Geriatric Nursing Internship".

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Taipei, Taipei City, 112303, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (7)

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  PMID: 16564476 RESULT

• de Almeida Tavares JP, da Silva AL, Sa-Couto P, Boltz M, Capezuti E. Portuguese nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward hospitalized older adults. Scand J Caring Sci. 2015 Mar;29(1):51-61. doi: 10.1111/scs.12124. Epub 2014 Mar 13.

  PMID: 24628017 RESULT

• Hsieh PL, Chen CM. Nursing Competence in Geriatric/Long Term Care Curriculum Development for Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: A Systematic Review. J Prof Nurs. 2018 Sep-Oct;34(5):400-411. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 Jun 1.

  PMID: 30243697 RESULT

• Ironside PM, Tagliareni ME, McLaughlin B, King E, Mengel A. Fostering geriatrics in associate degree nursing education: an assessment of current curricula and clinical experiences. J Nurs Educ. 2010 May;49(5):246-52. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20100217-01.

  PMID: 20210290 RESULT

• Mezey M, Boltz M, Esterson J, Mitty E. Evolving models of Geriatric Nursing care. Geriatr Nurs. 2005 Jan-Feb;26(1):11-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.11.012.

  PMID: 15716809 RESULT

• Rosenfeld P, Bottrell M, Fulmer T, Mezey M. Gerontological nursing content in baccalaureate nursing programs: findings from a national survey. J Prof Nurs. 1999 Mar-Apr;15(2):84-94. doi: 10.1016/s8755-7223(99)80079-9.

  PMID: 10194893 RESULT

• Yanamadala M, Kaprielian VS, O'Connor Grochowski C, Reed T, Heflin MT. A problem-based learning curriculum in geriatrics for medical students. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2018 Apr-Jun;39(2):122-131. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2016.1152268. Epub 2016 Sep 16.

  PMID: 26909895 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Chia-Jung Hsieh, PhD

  365,Ming-te Road,Peitou District,Taipei City

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ph.D., RN, Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2022
• First Posted: March 22, 2022
• Study Start: June 10, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 3, 2020
• Study Completion: October 21, 2020
• Last Updated: March 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)