Effect of an AI-Supported Chatbot on Nursing Students' Clinical Decision-Making in Gynecological Oncology

Sakarya University110 enrolled

Overview

This randomized controlled trial aims to determine the effect of an artificial intelligence (AI)-supported educational chatbot (OSCE Coach Platform) on nursing students' knowledge of gynecologic cancers and their self-reported clinical decision-making skills. Third-year undergraduate nursing students will be randomized into either an intervention group, utilizing the AI-supported chatbot, or a control group, receiving conventional education. Both groups will be assessed before and after the intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

110

Conditions

Nursing Education Clinical Decision-making Gynecologic Cancers Chatbot-Based Training

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled as a third-year undergraduate nursing student. * Successfully completed the Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing (Women's Health and Diseases Nursing) course. * Volunteered to participate and provided digital informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: \- No additional exclusion criteria.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale-Turkish Version (CDMNS-Tr) Score

The CDMNS-Tr is a 40-item scale assessing self-reported clinical decision-making. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always), with eighteen negatively worded items being reverse-scored. Total scores range from 40 to 200, with higher scores indicating a higher self-perception of clinical decision-making abilities.

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1, before the assigned study procedures) and immediately after completion of the assigned study procedures on Day 1.

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Gynecological Oncology Knowledge Test Score

A 15-item multiple-choice test developed to evaluate cognitive learning outcomes regarding gynecological oncology and nursing care. Each correct answer is awarded 1 point, while incorrect or blank answers receive 0 points. Total scores range from 0 to 15, with higher scores indicating a higher level of knowledge.