Effectiveness of the Education Support Program Provided Via Text Message

NCT06653335 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: MarmaraUEBE2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Information will be provided to first year midwifery students via text message within the scope of the 'Basic Principles and Practice in Midwifery Education' support programme. This information is planned to last approximately 4 weeks. The study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of the information provided on the knowledge levels of the students.

Conditions

Midwifery Students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge Measurement Questionnaire

  The knowledge measurement questionnaire prepared by the researchers according to the curriculum of the related course consists of 133 questions in total. There are 'Yes' or 'No' choices in the questions. Out of 33 questions, those who give the correct answer will be scored as 1 and those who give the wrong answer will be scored as 0. The knowledge measurement questionnaire will be applied in pre-test and post-test. The pre-test will be applied just before the start of the study and the post-test will be applied just after the end of the implementation process.

  Before and immediately after education

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

All students to be included in the study will be pre-tested through Google Form's. After the pre-test, the students in the experimental group will be sent images created by the researchers via text message for 4 weeks (22 days) and consisting of the information given in the Basic Principles and Practices in Midwifery Course. Each visual will contain one piece of information. The researchers will send 6 visuals to the students in the experimental group via text message every day for 4 weeks, except Saturdays and Sundays. The post-test will be applied immediately after the end of the implementation process. The messages will be short and contain a single piece of information.

Behavioral: Education Support Programme via Text Message

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No treatment will be carried out.

Interventions

Education Support Programme via Text Message BEHAVIORAL

All students to be included in the study will be pre-tested via Google Form's. After the pre-test, the students in the experimental group will be sent images created by the researchers via text message for 4 weeks (22 days) and consisting of the information given in the Basic Principles and Practices in Midwifery Course. Each visual will contain one piece of information. The researchers will send 6 visuals to the students in the experimental group via text message every day for 4 weeks, except Saturdays and Sundays. The post-test will be applied immediately after the end of the implementation process. The messages will be short and contain a single piece of information.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• In 2023-2024 Spring Term, with the success of the Basic Principles and Practices Course in Midwifery to have completed the programme,
• Having a mobile phone,

You may not qualify if:

• Students who incompletely completed the post-test and first test scales will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University: lead

Related Publications (3)

• Huang, C. S. J., Yang, S. J. H., Chiang, T. H. C., & Su, A. Y. S. (2016). Effects of Situated Mobile Learning Approach on Learning Motivation and Performance of EFL Students. Educational Technology & Society, (2016), 19 (1), 263-276.)

  BACKGROUND

• Hardini, M. G., Khaizure, T., & Godwin, G. (2024). Exploring the Effectiveness of E-Learning in Fostering Innovation and Creative Entrepreneurship in Higher Education. Startupreneur Business Digital (SABDA Journal), 3(1), 34-42. https://doi.org/10.33050/sabda.v3i1.441

  BACKGROUND

• Kavruk Y. (2018). Uzaktan Öğrenenlerin Kısa Mesaj ile Eğitsel Destek Sağlanmasına Yönelik Memnuniyetleri ve Öğrenme Düzeyleri. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Yüksek Lisans Tezi. Eskişehir. 2018.

  BACKGROUND

Central Study Contacts

Serkan Çalışmaz Secretary, Bachelor' s Degree

CONTACT

+905317340258; sserkancalismaz@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 19, 2024
• First Posted: October 22, 2024
• Study Start: November 30, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2024
• Study Completion: December 30, 2024
• Last Updated: October 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share