The Effect of Theory-based Education on Cultural Sensitivity and Compassion

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT07424131

Sakarya University80 enrolled

Overview

Strengthening cultural sensitivity and compassion plays a critical role in reducing health inequalities, especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. This study is designed to determine the effect of an educational program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on the cultural sensitivity and compassion levels of nursing students. The study, planned as a parallel-group, single-blind, randomized pre-test-post-test controlled experimental design, will include a total of 80 students, with 40 students in each group. The intervention group will receive an educational program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, in modules over four weeks. Data will be analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 27.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cultural Sensitivity Compassion

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Students studying in the nursing department of a university, * Who volunteer to participate in the study, * Who were born in Turkey or have lived in Turkey for at least one year, * Who have no difficulty speaking and understanding Turkish and have started clinical internships. Exclusion Criteria: * Students who did not give their consent at any stage of the study and withdrew, * Those who have serious difficulties in speaking and understanding Turkish, * Those who have previously participated in a similar training program.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cultural Sensitivity Scale for Nursing Students

The 15-item scale is a 6-point Likert type. The scale has 4 sub-dimensions: (1) Patient and healthcare professional behavior, (2) Self-assessment, (3) Self-awareness, and (4) Cultural influence. The lowest possible score on the scale is 15, and the highest possible score is 90. As the score on the scale increases, the level of cultural sensitivity also increases.

Time frame: Four Weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Compassion Scale

The scale consists of 24 items in total and six sub-dimensions: "Compassion, Indifference, Awareness of Sharing, Detachment, Mindfulness, and Disengagement." The scale is a 5-point Likert type. The total score ranges from 24 to 120, with higher scores indicating increased levels of compassion.