Developing Nursing Students' Intercultural Sensitivity Levels

Sponsor

Aydin Adnan Menderes University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05941026

Collaborator

(none)

117

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

5.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study; This is a randomized controlled experimental type study designed to improve the intercultural sensitivity levels of nursing students.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Nursing Caries Education	Other: Structured education	N/A

Detailed Description

Cultural sensitivity is extremely important for healthcare professionals. Understanding cultural differences can help build a trusting relationship between patients and healthcare professionals. This increases patient satisfaction and improves the quality of health services.

This work; This is a randomized controlled experimental type study designed to improve the intercultural sensitivity levels of nursing students.

Intercultural sensitivity training does not affect the intercultural sensitivity level of nursing students.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

117 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

Following recruitment, students were divided into a study and a control group by randomization (1:1 randomization)Following recruitment, students were divided into a study and a control group by randomization (1:1 randomization)

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

Developing Nursing Students' Intercultural Sensitivity Levels: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Jun 1, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Oct 1, 2022

Actual Study Completion Date :

Apr 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Arms Nursing students who were in the experimental group during the application phase of the study were given training to develop their intercultural sensitivity levels based on Leninger's Intercultural Nursing Theory. Data were collected at the beginning of the four-week online training, at the end of the training, and one month after the training.	Other: Structured education The educational content of the research was created by the researcher in line with the literature and expert opinions and covers the following topics. Educational subjects Culture and Concepts Related to Culture Culture/Cultural Characteristics and Cultural Elements in Terms of Social Structure Cultural Factors Affecting Health and Disease Concepts and Practices Related to the Field of Study The training is an online training and continued via video conference, and a session invitation was sent to the participants before each session. In addition, after the training, brochures containing the training topics of each week were prepared and delivered to the participants. The trainings were conducted by the researcher in a total of four sessions (each session 20 minutes) once a week during the training process. During the training, the questions of the participants were answered.
No Intervention: Control groups No application was made to the control group within the scope of the research. Data were collected simultaneously with only the experimental group.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Arms

Nursing students who were in the experimental group during the application phase of the study were given training to develop their intercultural sensitivity levels based on Leninger's Intercultural Nursing Theory. Data were collected at the beginning of the four-week online training, at the end of the training, and one month after the training.

Other: Structured education

The educational content of the research was created by the researcher in line with the literature and expert opinions and covers the following topics. Educational subjects Culture and Concepts Related to Culture Culture/Cultural Characteristics and Cultural Elements in Terms of Social Structure Cultural Factors Affecting Health and Disease Concepts and Practices Related to the Field of Study The training is an online training and continued via video conference, and a session invitation was sent to the participants before each session. In addition, after the training, brochures containing the training topics of each week were prepared and delivered to the participants. The trainings were conducted by the researcher in a total of four sessions (each session 20 minutes) once a week during the training process. During the training, the questions of the participants were answered.

No Intervention: Control groups

No application was made to the control group within the scope of the research. Data were collected simultaneously with only the experimental group.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Intercultural Sensitivity Scale and Personel Questions [Pre-test (Before the training)]
The scale was developed by Chen and Starosta and was adapted to Turkish in 2010. It consists of twenty-four items and includes five emotional dimensions necessary to measure intercultural sensitivity. The scale has five dimensions: responsibility in communication, respect for cultural differences, self-confidence in communication, enjoying communication, and being careful in communication. The scale has a 5-point Likert-type rating. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of sensitivity increases. The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was determined as 0.90.
Intercultural Sensitivity Scale [four weeks after the pre-test (at the end of the training)]
The scale was developed by Chen and Starosta and was adapted to Turkish in 2010. It consists of twenty-four items and includes five emotional dimensions necessary to measure intercultural sensitivity. The scale has five dimensions: responsibility in communication, respect for cultural differences, self-confidence in communication, enjoying communication, and being careful in communication. The scale has a 5-point Likert-type rating. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of sensitivity increases. The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was determined as 0.90.
Intercultural Sensitivity Scale [eight weeks after the pre-test (and one month after the training)]
The scale was developed by Chen and Starosta and was adapted to Turkish in 2010. It consists of twenty-four items and includes five emotional dimensions necessary to measure intercultural sensitivity. The scale has five dimensions: responsibility in communication, respect for cultural differences, self-confidence in communication, enjoying communication, and being careful in communication. The scale has a 5-point Likert-type rating. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of sensitivity increases. The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was determined as 0.90.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Being a student of Aydın Adnan Menderes University Nursing Department
Having successfully completed the basic practical courses of the first three classes
Being enrolled in one of the Public Health Nursing or Mental Health and Diseases Nursing courses from the fourth year
Volunteer to participate in the study