Developing and Testing a Small Private Online Course (SPOC) for Nurse-patient Communication About Sex.

NCT05729672 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 106-2629-S-182-002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a three-year research project. The goal is to develop and test "The SPOC-based blended teaching and learning platform (Nightingale in Gen-sEx)" that integrates effective educational strategies and e-learning methods to meet the Taiwanese nurse's learning needs. This project is aimed at resolving sexual education learning problems in nursing continuing education due to the time constraints at clinical sites and the shortage of teaching staff. Nurse-patient communication attitudes and skills about sex will be enhanced.

Conditions

Nurse-Patient Relations

Keywords

sex education; gender-sensitivity; nurse-patient communication; continuing education; SPOC

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Sexual Communication between Nurses and Patients

  The research project assessed changes in sexual communication between Nurses and Patients by Sexual Communication Scale between Nurses and Patients(SCS-NS) from baseline to 3 months after the course. Sexual Communication Scale between Nurses and Patients (SCS-NS) is developed with reference to "Questionnaires of barriers to discussing sexuality with patients" by Hordern et al. (2009). It has 14 items and consists of two parts: 1. Frequency of sexual communication with patients (4 items ) and 2. Sexual Communication Barrier Scale (10 questions). The Sexual Communication Obstacle Scale adopts a Likert 5-point scale for scoring, and the higher the score, the higher the sexual barrier to talking with the patient and the lower the level of nurse-patient communication. The questionnaire will undergo expert validity testing again, and the internal consistency of the scale reliability will be evaluated by the Cronbach Alpha coefficient.

  Data were collected at baseline.

• Sexual Communication between Nurses and Patients

  The research project assessed changes in sexual communication between Nurses and Patients by Sexual Communication Scale between Nurses and Patients(SCS-NS) from baseline to 3 months after the course. Sexual Communication Scale between Nurses and Patients (SCS-NS) is developed with reference to "Questionnaires of barriers to discussing sexuality with patients" by Hordern et al. (2009). It has 14 items and consists of two parts: 1. Frequency of sexual communication with patients (4 items ) and 2. Sexual Communication Barrier Scale (10 questions). The Sexual Communication Obstacle Scale adopts a Likert 5-point scale for scoring, and the higher the score, the higher the sexual barrier to talking with the patient and the lower the level of nurse-patient communication. The questionnaire will undergo expert validity testing again, and the internal consistency of the scale reliability will be evaluated by the Cronbach Alpha coefficient.

  Data were collected at 1 month after the course.

• Sexual Communication between Nurses and Patients

  The research project assessed changes in sexual communication between Nurses and Patients by Sexual Communication Scale between Nurses and Patients(SCS-NS) from baseline to 3 months after the course. Sexual Communication Scale between Nurses and Patients (SCS-NS) is developed with reference to "Questionnaires of barriers to discussing sexuality with patients" by Hordern et al. (2009). It has 14 items and consists of two parts: 1. Frequency of sexual communication with patients (4 items ) and 2. Sexual Communication Barrier Scale (10 questions). The Sexual Communication Obstacle Scale adopts a Likert 5-point scale for scoring, and the higher the score, the higher the sexual barrier to talking with the patient and the lower the level of nurse-patient communication. The questionnaire will undergo expert validity testing again, and the internal consistency of the scale reliability will be evaluated by the Cronbach Alpha coefficient.

  Data were collected at 3 month after the course.

• Gender sensitivity

  The research project assessed changes in gender sensitivity by Gender-Sensitivity Scale for Nurses from baseline to 3 months after the course. The scale" Gender-Sensitivity Scale for Nurses" is a self-development scale, referring to the gender-blind connotation of sexual health guidance for medical staff proposed by Lee et al. (2017) and the Gender Awareness Scale developed by Verdonk et al. (Njmegen Medical Gender Awareness Scale). (2007), to be developed. The scale consists of 14 items, with a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Questions 10, 12, 13, and 14 are reverse-scoring, and the scoring range is 10-50 points. The higher the score, the lower the gender sensitivity and gender blindness. The questionnaire will undergo the expert validity test, and Cronbach's α coefficient will evaluate the internal consistency of the scale reliability. In this study, Cronbach's alpha for the quantitative learning needs assessment was 0.79.

  Data were collected at baseline.

• Gender sensitivity

  The research project assessed changes in gender sensitivity by Gender-Sensitivity Scale for Nurses from baseline to 3 months after the course. The scale" Gender-Sensitivity Scale for Nurses" is a self-development scale, referring to the gender-blind connotation of sexual health guidance for medical staff proposed by Lee et al. (2017) and the Gender Awareness Scale developed by Verdonk et al. (Njmegen Medical Gender Awareness Scale). (2007), to be developed. The scale consists of 14 items, with a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Questions 10, 12, 13, and 14 are reverse-scoring, and the scoring range is 10-50 points. The higher the score, the lower the gender sensitivity and gender blindness. The questionnaire will undergo the expert validity test, and Cronbach's α coefficient will evaluate the internal consistency of the scale reliability. In this study, Cronbach's alpha for the quantitative learning needs assessment was 0.79.

  Data were collected at 1 month after the course.

• Gender sensitivity

  The research project assessed changes in gender sensitivity by Gender-Sensitivity Scale for Nurses from baseline to 3 months after the course. The scale" Gender-Sensitivity Scale for Nurses" is a self-development scale, referring to the gender-blind connotation of sexual health guidance for medical staff proposed by Lee et al. (2017) and the Gender Awareness Scale developed by Verdonk et al. (Njmegen Medical Gender Awareness Scale). (2007), to be developed. The scale consists of 14 items, with a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Questions 10, 12, 13, and 14 are reverse-scoring, and the scoring range is 10-50 points. The higher the score, the lower the gender sensitivity and gender blindness. The questionnaire will undergo the expert validity test, and Cronbach's α coefficient will evaluate the internal consistency of the scale reliability. In this study, Cronbach's alpha for the quantitative learning needs assessment was 0.79.

  Data were collected at 3 month after the course.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Sexual health care attitudes

  Data were collected at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the course.

• Readiness of talking about sex

  Data were collected at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the course.

Study Arms (2)

The experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will participate in the SPOC- based education program, consisting of five online teaching and learning modules over the span of 3 months and two hours of offline classroom.

Behavioral: Received the Nightingale in Gen-sEx course

The control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will not receive any education. Data will be collected at baseline, 1 month and 3 months after intervention.

Interventions

Received the Nightingale in Gen-sEx course BEHAVIORAL

The experimental group (n=75) will participate in the SPOC- based education program, consisting of five online teaching and learning modules over the span of 3 months and two hours of offline classroom.

The experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• to 50 years old.
• Below N3 rank.
• Full-time nurse in clinical care.
• Have smartphones or computers, and be able to use and be online.
• Nurses who are willing to participate in this study and sign the consent form

You may not qualify if:

• Will leave within 3 months.
• unable to learn online.
• The working units are surgery room, recovery room, hospice ward, supply center.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cheng Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, Guishan Dist., 333, Taiwan

Location

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Study Officials

• Jian Tao LEE, Professor

  Chang Gung University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: The course includes five online teaching and learning modules and two hours of offline teaching and learning, using MOOCs/SPOCs online teaching system and constructs on the Chinese Open Education platform. For this prospective, randomized controlled trial, 150 nurses working in a medical center in northern Taiwan were recruited and randomized into 2 groups. The experimental group (n=75) received the Nightingale in Gen-sEx course. The control group (n=75) received without course. Data were collected at baseline, 1month, and 3 months after the course.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2022
• First Posted: February 15, 2023
• Study Start: October 31, 2017
• Primary Completion: August 16, 2020
• Study Completion: October 31, 2020
• Last Updated: February 15, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)