The nursing students' community practice program is nested within the mHealth-based healthcare professional-lay health worker partnership program (mHLPP). This sub-project aims to equip undergraduate nursing students with the necessary skills and knowledge to care for underprivileged older adults.
The study includes two phases: (1) a wait-list randomized controlled study (Year 1) to evaluate the intervention effectiveness, and (2) a quasi-experimental study (Year 2) for intervention optimization. In the first phase, participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the wait-list control group. The intervention group will undergo a PERMA Model-Based Community Practice Program, including an orientation, three practicum sessions, and a reflective session. In the second phase, participants of will receive a Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) Model Based Community Practicum Program with increased intervention frequency.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
312
The 12-hour clinical practice program is guided by the Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishments (PERMA) framework. The intervention group undergoes an orientation, three practicum sessions, and a reflective session.
The wait-list control group will not receive any intervention for the first 3-month period.
The participants receive a 80-hour Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) Model Based Community Practicum Program.
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Career motivation
Career motivation will be assessed in phase one and two using the Situation Motivation Scale (SIMS) questionnaire.
Time frame: Phase 1: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 18 (T3), and week 30 (T4); Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3).
Willingness to Work with Elderly People
Willingness to choose a career in gerontological nursing will be primarily assessed in phase two using the Willingness to Work with Elderly People Scale (WEPS).
Time frame: Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3).
Knowledge
The Facts on Aging Quiz 2 (FAQ 2) was utilized to evaluate knowledge about aging in phase one and two.
Time frame: Phase 1: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 18 (T3), and week 30 (T4); Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3).
Attitude towards elderly care
Participants' attitudes toward elderly care will be assessed in phase one and two using the Attitudes Toward Old People (ATOP) scale.
Time frame: Phase 1: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 18 (T3), and week 30 (T4); Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3).
Empathy
Changes in students' empathetic orientation will be measured in phase two using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students' Version (JSE-HPS).
Time frame: Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3).
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