Digital Health Data Security and Management Awareness Training in Nursing Students

NCT07709091 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 2025/15-041919B012469108
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled study evaluated the effect of an online awareness training program on nursing students' awareness of digital data security and their attitudes toward data management in digital health environments. Nursing students were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received online training on digital health data security and data management, while the control group did not receive the training during the study period. Participants completed the Digital Data Security Awareness Scale and the Data Management in the Digital Health Environment Scale. The study aimed to determine whether the awareness training improved nursing students' digital data security awareness and attitudes toward data management in digital health environments.

Conditions

Digital Data Security Awareness; Data Management in Digital Health; Nursing Education

Keywords

Digital Health; Digital Data Security; Health Data Privacy; Data Management; Nursing Students; Awareness Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Data Management in the Digital Health Environment Scale Total Score

  Data management attitudes in digital health environments will be assessed using the 20-item Data Management in the Digital Health Environment Scale. The scale evaluates benefit and satisfaction, security, sharing, privacy, and use. Total scores range from 20 to 100, with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes toward data management in digital health environments.

  Immediately after completion of the online awareness training

• Digital Data Security Awareness Scale Total Score

  Digital data security awareness will be assessed using the 32-item Digital Data Security Awareness Scale. Each item is rated on a five-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 32 to 160, with higher scores indicating greater awareness of digital data security.

  Immediately after completion of the online awareness training

Study Arms (2)

Online Awareness Training Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received online awareness training on digital health data security and data management.

Behavioral: Digital Health Data Security and Management Awareness Training

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants continued their usual nursing education and did not receive digital health data security and data management awareness training during the study period.

Interventions

Digital Health Data Security and Management Awareness Training BEHAVIORAL

Participants received a structured online awareness training program on digital health data security and data management. The training addressed the protection and confidentiality of personal health data, cybersecurity risks, password security, secure storage and sharing of digital data, data privacy, and ethical responsibilities related to health data management. The training was delivered by a health informatics or data security specialist.

Online Awareness Training Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being 18 years of age or older. Being enrolled as a second-, third-, or fourth-year undergraduate nursing student at the participating university.
• Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study and providing electronic informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Being a first-year nursing student. Not being enrolled in an undergraduate nursing program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Arel University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul Arel University

Istanbul, Istanbul, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Masking was not feasible because participants knew whether they received the online awareness training. Outcomes were collected through self-administered online questionnaires.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants were randomly assigned to either an online awareness training group or a no-training control group, and the two groups were followed in parallel.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 10, 2026
• First Posted: July 16, 2026
• Study Start: April 21, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 20, 2026
• Study Completion: July 8, 2026
• Last Updated: July 16, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)