Educational Program's Impact on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect

NCT05925387 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: YeditepeUniversity
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Detecting and determining child abuse and neglect can be quite challenging and largely depends on the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals. In a hospital setting, healthcare professionals frequently come across children who have experienced abuse and/or neglect. Nurses are often the first to encounter the child and their family, initiating the process of taking a medical history and establishing closer interactions during care and treatment. To accurately recognize the case and provide appropriate care using the right approach, nurses need to possess sufficient knowledge and skills related to child abuse and neglect. The lack of adequate education on child abuse and neglect, as well as insufficient research on the subject, can lead to a lack of information and cases being overlooked. To identify and report cases of child abuse and neglect, it is important for nurses, especially before starting their profession, to have a sufficient level of knowledge about the signs and risks of child abuse and neglect. This study aims to examine the impact of an educational program targeting nursing students on their knowledge and awareness levels regarding child abuse and neglect.

Conditions

Child Abuse; Child Neglect

Keywords

Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Maltreatment; Nursing Students' Knowledge; Nursing Students' Awareness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Scale (CANA-S)

  CANA-S has 4 sub-dimensions: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. It consists of 20 items in total, 11 of which are reverse scored (1,2,3,5,7,10,12,13,16,17,18). It is a 5-point Likert-type scale (ranging from 1 to 5 (between "strongly disagree" and "strongly agree"). The highest score to be obtained from the scale is 100 and the lowest score is 20. Each of the subscales is 25 points. As the scores obtained from the scale increase, the level of awareness of child abuse and neglect increases; As the scores decrease, the level of awareness of child abuse and neglect decreases. In the internal consistency analysis for reliability, the Cronbach alpha value of CANA-S was found to be 0.768.

  Pretest

• Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Scale (CANA-S)

  CANA-S has 4 sub-dimensions: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. It consists of 20 items in total, 11 of which are reverse scored (1,2,3,5,7,10,12,13,16,17,18). It is a 5-point Likert-type scale (ranging from 1 to 5 (between "strongly disagree" and "strongly agree"). The highest score to be obtained from the scale is 100 and the lowest score is 20. Each of the subscales is 25 points. As the scores obtained from the scale increase, the level of awareness of child abuse and neglect increases; As the scores decrease, the level of awareness of child abuse and neglect decreases. In the internal consistency analysis for reliability, the Cronbach alpha value of CANA-S was found to be 0.768.

  Immediately after the intervention

• Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Scale (CANA-S)

  CANA-S has 4 sub-dimensions: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. It consists of 20 items in total, 11 of which are reverse scored (1,2,3,5,7,10,12,13,16,17,18). It is a 5-point Likert-type scale (ranging from 1 to 5 (between "strongly disagree" and "strongly agree"). The highest score to be obtained from the scale is 100 and the lowest score is 20. Each of the subscales is 25 points. As the scores obtained from the scale increase, the level of awareness of child abuse and neglect increases; As the scores decrease, the level of awareness of child abuse and neglect decreases. In the internal consistency analysis for reliability, the Cronbach alpha value of CANA-S was found to be 0.768.

  1 month after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• 1. Scale for Identification to the Symptom and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect (SISRCAN)

  Pretest

• 1. Scale for Identification to the Symptom and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect (SISRCAN)

  Immediately after the intervention

• 1. Scale for Identification to the Symptom and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect (SISRCAN)

  1 month after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

All volunteers completed a pre-test, which includes an additional two scales along with the sociodemographic data form, and two post-tests, which only include the scales. Both groups will receive the Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Training, which will last approximately 60 minutes. Both groups will complete the pre-test and post-tests at the same time. However, immediately after the pre-test, the experimental group will receive the training and then complete the 1st post-test, followed by the 2nd post-test one month later. Additionally, the second post-test will be administered to both groups simultaneously one month after the completion of the first post-test. After the completion of all the tests, the control group also received the same training, and both groups received participation certificates. Apart from these tasks, there are no other responsibilities.

Other: CANAP Education

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group do not receive the intervention. They took both pretest and post-tests. The control group, on the other hand, did not receive the training but completed the first post-test simultaneously with both groups, without distinguishing between the experimental and control groups. They only complete online surveys. However, to follow the ethical rules, at the end of the trial, all nursing students will take the same education as their peers.

Interventions

CANAP Education OTHER

The volunteer group included in the research consists of Yeditepe University Nursing Students. All nursing students over the age of 18, at all levels of the nursing program, will be included in the study based on voluntary participation, in accordance with the sample size. The purpose and design of the research will be explained to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year nursing students. The announcement of the study will be made through Yeditepe University Nursing's social media accounts, and a consent link provided. Participants who sign the document in the consent link and upload it to the shared Google Drive received the pre-test link. Participants who complete all the procedures are provided with a participant certificate prepared by the researchers as an incentive.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade Undergraduate Nursing Students between the ages of 18-30.
• Being a volunteer,
• Not having any disability,
• Being Turkish literate,
• Having Internet access and a Google account,
• Signing the informed consent form

You may not qualify if:

• Being outside the age range,
• Being a prep class student, being illiterate in Turkish

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yeditepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yeditepe University

Istanbul, Atasehir, 34755, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

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Study Officials

• Gokce Nz Cakir, BSN

  Yeditepe University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Damla Ozcevik Subasi, PhD

CONTACT

05336038073; dozcevik17@ku.edu.tr

Aylin Akca Sumengen, PhD

CONTACT

05458411453; aylin.akca@yeditepe.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The statistician who performed the data analysis saw the experimental and control groups as group A and group B, without knowing which group was the experimental or control group.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomised Controlled Study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 20, 2023
• First Posted: June 29, 2023
• Study Start: May 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2023
• Study Completion: July 30, 2023
• Last Updated: June 29, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)