End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program for Senior Nursing Students

NCT07257159 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KaratekinU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study, between 1 April- 31 May 2025, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 59 senior nursing students who are with 4th year nursing students starting the Nursing Department of Çankırı Karatekin University and Sakarya Applied Sciences University.

Conditions

Self-Efficacy; Attitude; End-of-Life Care

Keywords

Death education; End-Of-Life; Nursing students; Self-efficacy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• End-of-Life and Postmortem Self-Efficacy Scale (ELPSES)

  This instrument was evaluate nursing students' self-efficacy regarding end-of-life and postmortem care. The scale consists of 18 items and is formatted as a visual analog scale. For each item, participants indicate their perceived level of self-efficacy on a continuum from 0 (not confident at all) to 100 (extremely confident) using a slider mechanism. The overall self-efficacy score is calculated by averaging responses across items. In the original development study, the Cronbach's alpha for the scale was reported as 0.93.

  Change from before education (Time 0) and after education (four weeks-Time 1) up to after the at the end of the education one month later (Time 2).

• Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD)

  The FATCOD, originally developed by Frommelt (1991), was used to assess participants' attitudes toward caring for dying patients. The Turkish adaptation and validation of the scale was conducted by Çevik and Kav (2013). The scale contains 30 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale and includes both positively and negatively worded statements. Negative items are reverse-coded before computing the total score, which ranges from 30 to 150, with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes toward caring for dying patients. In the Turkish validation study, the Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was reported as 0.73.

  Change from before education (Time 0) and after education (four weeks-Time 1) up to after the at the end of the education one month later (Time 2).

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program will be held in a online environment for the students in the intervention group. This training program has been developed based on the literature. The primary aim of the program was to enable participants to recognize their own thoughts and emotions about death, and to support their development in key areas of end-of-life care. Specifically, the content addressed providing care to dying individuals, caring for the deceased person, preparing the body after death, and offering psychosocial support to the bereaved family. The intervention consisted of four weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 90 minutes, delivered in an online group format via online. The training program will be applied to 29 senior nursing students in the intervention group. The sessions were structured to include psychoeducational content, interactive exercises, group discussions, and opportunities for reflection.

Other: The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

There will be no training or intervention.

Interventions

The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program OTHER

The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program will be held in a online environment for the students in the intervention group. This training program has been developed based on the literature. The primary aim of the program was to enable participants to recognize their own thoughts and emotions about death, and to support their development in key areas of end-of-life care. Specifically, the content addressed providing care to dying individuals, caring for the deceased person, preparing the body after death, and offering psychosocial support to the bereaved family. The intervention consisted of four weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 90 minutes, delivered in an online group format via online. The training program will be applied to 29 senior nursing students in the intervention group. The sessions were structured to include psychoeducational content, interactive exercises, group discussions, and opportunities for reflection.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• final-year nursing students
• consent to take part voluntarily
• accessed to the required technology and competencies for attending online sessions

You may not qualify if:

• failed to complete the data collection tools in full
• missed intervention sessions
• chosed to withdraw at any point during the intervention or follow-up phase

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hilal ALTUNDAL DURU: lead

Study Sites (1)

Çankırı Karatekin University

Çankırı, Center, 18100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior; Death

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Hilal ALTUNDAL DURU, PhD

  Çankırı Karatekin University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Senior nursing students in the intervention and control groups will be masked.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Model Details: The study was planned as a prospective (pre-post-fallow up test), two-armed (1:1), randomized controlled experimental study. This randomized controlled trial will be reported according to the CONSORT guidelines.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2025
• First Posted: December 2, 2025
• Study Start: April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: December 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)