The Effect of Digital Game Use in Teaching Subcutaneous Injection Administration Skills to Nursing Students

NCT06037772 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Bvu_Nursing-2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this to determine the effect of a digital game-based application on learning satisfaction and self-confidence in the acquisition of subcutaneous drug administration skills by nursing students. The research hypotheses it aims to answer are:

• Hypothesis 1: The subcutaneous injection knowledge level of the students who are educated with the digital game method is higher than the students who receive the traditional education.
• Hypothesis 2: The subcutaneous injection skill test scores of the students who were educated with the digital game method were higher than the students who received the traditional education.
• Hypothesis 3: The satisfaction and self-confidence level of the students who are educated with the digital game method towards subcutaneous injection is higher than the students who receive the traditional education.

Conditions

Nursing Education

Keywords

learning satisfaction; self-confidence; digital game; nursing students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Digital game method and subcutaneous injection knowledge level-pre-test

  The level of knowledge about subcutaneous injection was measured by the "Subcutaneous Injection Knowledge Test", which was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature and submitted to expert opinion and whose Content Validity was calculated. The subcutaneous injection knowledge test is a multiple choice test consisting of 25 questions. The scores obtained from the test will not be classified according to the level of achievement, the averages of the achievement scores of the groups were compared.

  "1 week"

• Digital game and subcutaneous injection skill level

  Subcutaneous injection skill level was measured with the "Subcutaneous Heparin Injection Administration Skill Checklist", which was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature and submitted to expert opinion and whose Content Validity was calculated. There are 33 items in the Subcutaneous Heparin Injection Administration Skill Checklist. Each item consists of three points as "adequate", "developmental" and "inadequate", respectively. The scores of these degrees are "2", "1", "0", respectively. The highest score that can be obtained from the test is "66" and the lowest score is "0".

  "2 week"

• Level of satisfaction and self-confidence in digital gaming and learning

  Students' satisfaction and self-confidence levels were measured with the Turkish validity and reliability study "Learning Satisfaction and Confidence in Learning Scale". The scale consists of "13" items and the 13th item of the scale is reverse coded. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert scale between "strongly disagree-strongly agree". The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 13, and the highest score is 65.

  "2 week"

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Digital game method and subcutaneous injection knowledge level-post-test

  "4 week"

Study Arms (2)

Subcutaneous injection practice game

EXPERIMENTAL

After the subcutaneous injection was explained to the experimental group, the digital game developed for subcutaneous injection was explained and they were allowed to play the game for a week. Afterwards, the experimental group was shown the subcutaneous injection application on a low-reality model of the abdomen, and the students were allowed to practice the skill.

Other: subcutaneous injection administration game; Other: control group

Traditional education

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The students in the control group were given the traditional education method (subcutaneous injection application on a low-reality abdominal model after the completion of the theoretical course on the subject of subcutaneous injection).

Other: control group

Interventions

subcutaneous injection administration game OTHER

The subcutaneous injection practice game was developed to examine nursing students' injection practice skills and its effect on their satisfaction with learning.

Subcutaneous injection practice game

control group OTHER

only

Subcutaneous injection practice game; Traditional education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Being a 1st year nursing student

You may not qualify if:

• Previous training in subcutaneous application skills

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bezmialem Vakif University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Burcu Demircan

Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Hatice Kaya, Professor

  İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Informed consent form was obtained from the participants
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: pretest-posttest, randomized controlled experimental design with experimental and control groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2023
• First Posted: September 14, 2023
• Study Start: April 27, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 25, 2023
• Study Completion: August 30, 2023
• Last Updated: September 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)