The research is designed as a methodological and randomized controlled experimental study and will be conducted in five stages with final-year midwifery students at Atatürk University (N=120). First, the Turkish validity and reliability of the Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill and Confidence Scale will be established. Subsequently, an 8-hour kangaroo care training will be provided to the intervention group, and students' clinical performance, empathy levels, and kangaroo care competencies will be evaluated.
With this research, it is aimed to evaluate the effect of kangaroo care training given to midwifery students on their knowledge, skills, confidence and empathy levels. The research is in methodological and randomized controlled experimental design. The research will be carried out in five stages and two different research methods will be used gradually. Accordingly, a methodological method will be used to analyze the validity of the kangaroo care knowledge, skills and confidence scale, and a randomized controlled experimental design will be used to provide the students with kangaroo care training and to apply the scales after the kangaroo care training after the training. The population of the research will be Atatürk University Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department final year students (N:120). The first part of the research will involve conducting a Turkish validity study of the "Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale." The second part will involve providing 8 hours of kangaroo care training to students assigned to the training group, prepared by the researcher. The third part will evaluate the clinical practices of students who received and did not receive kangaroo care training, and assess their empathy levels and knowledge, skills, and confidence levels using the midwifery empathy scale and the kangaroo care knowledge, skills, and confidence scale. The research will conclude with a Turkish validity study of the Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale and the acquisition of Turkish-language resources.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
Kangaroo care education
Atatürk University
Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
Kangaroo Care Knowledge
Pre- and Post-Training Questionnaire: Designed to assess the knowledge level of students participating in the training before and after the training. It consists of a total of 20 multiple-choice questions appropriate to the training content and topics.
Time frame: immediately after training
Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence Scale
The scale was developed by Almutairi et al. (2016) to assess nurses' knowledge, skills, and confidence in kangaroo care training. Researchers conducted Turkish validity and reliability studies. The Turkish version of the scale consists of 21 items and four subscales. The scale is evaluated on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. The minimum score is 21, and the maximum score is 105. A high score indicates high knowledge, skills, and confidence in kangaroo care.
Time frame: three months after training
Midwifery Empathy Scale
The Midwifery Empathy Scale (MES) was developed in Greece in 2016 by Vivilaki and colleagues, and its validity and reliability in Turkish were assessed by Sevinç and Ergin in 2019. The scale consists of 22 questions that assess empathic skills and empathic tendencies. Each item is scored from 1 to 6. Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 are scored as 6 if the "strongly agree" option is selected and 1 if the "strongly disagree" option is selected. Questions 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 22 are scored in the opposite manner. The maximum score on the scale is 132, and the minimum score is 22.
Time frame: three months after training
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