Impact of Multidimensional Education on Nursing Students' Sustainability Attitudes and Climate Change Awareness

NCT07796009 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SaglikBilimleriU1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 106
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the impact of a multidimensional educational intervention on sustainable environment and global climate change for nursing students. The intervention consists of expert training provided by an environmental engineer, peer training provided by a senior nursing student, and an AI-generated animation with expert input. Students' attitudes towards a sustainable environment and their awareness of global climate change were assessed before, immediately after, and four weeks after the training.

Conditions

Climate Change Awareness; Attitude; Nursing Education

Keywords

Nursing students; Sustainable environment; climate change awareness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sustainable Environmental Attitude

  Sustainable environmental attitudes will be assessed using the 30-item Sustainable Environmental Education Attitude Scale (SEEAS), developed by Afacan and Güler (2011). The scale consists of six dimensions: consciousness toward sustainable environment, negative thoughts, volunteering, frugality, sensitivity, and economical consumption. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward sustainable environment. The scale will be administered before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and four weeks after the intervention.

  Baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 4 weeks after the intervention

• Awareness of Global Climate Change

  Awareness of global climate change will be assessed using the 21-item Awareness Scale of University Students About Global Climate Change (ASUSGCC), developed by Deniz et al. (2021). The scale consists of four dimensions: effects on the natural and human environment, awareness of global organizations and agreements, causes of climate change, and relationship with energy consumption. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not aware at all) to 5 (completely aware). Total scores range from 21 to 105, with higher scores indicating greater awareness of global climate change. The scale will be administered before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and four weeks after the intervention.

  Baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 4 weeks after the intervention

Study Arms (1)

Multidimensional Educational Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive a multidimensional educational intervention consisting of three components: (1) an expert-led education session on sustainable environment and health services, (2) a peer-led education session on sustainable environment, health, and climate change, and (3) a short AI-generated animation on sustainable environment and climate change that is reviewed by experts. The intervention is delivered to all participants in a single group.

Behavioral: Multidimensional Educational Intervention

Interventions

Multidimensional Educational Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The intervention consists of three components: an expert-led education session on sustainable environment and health services, a peer-led education session on sustainable environment, health, and climate change, and a short AI-generated animation reviewed by experts. The intervention is delivered to all participants in a single group.

Multidimensional Educational Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• First-year undergraduate nursing student enrolled in the nursing department of the participating university.
• Voluntary participation in the study.
• Provision of written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal to participate in the study.
• Failure to complete either of the last two assessments (immediate post-test or 4-week follow-up assessment).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Health Sciences/ Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing

Istanbul, Usküdar, 38000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Aronsson J, Nichols A, Warwick P, Elf M. Nursing students' and educators' perspectives on sustainability and climate change: An integrative review. J Adv Nurs. 2024 Aug;80(8):3072-3085. doi: 10.1111/jan.15950. Epub 2023 Nov 14.

  PMID: 37962107 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Officials

• Ahmet OZDEMIR

  University of Health Sciences/Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: This is a single-group pretest-posttest study. The intervention consists of expert-led education, peer education, and an AI-generated animation on sustainable environment and climate change. Outcomes are assessed before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and four weeks later.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 25, 2026
• First Posted: August 31, 2026
• Study Start: May 19, 2026
• Primary Completion: May 20, 2026
• Study Completion: June 19, 2026
• Last Updated: August 31, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)