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NCT Number: NCT05941026

Developing Nursing Students' Intercultural Sensitivity Levels

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

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Key information

Conditions

Nursing Caries Education Hypersensitivity Immune System Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Aydın Adnan Menderes University Institute of Health Sciences Department of Public Health Nursing

Aydin, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Exclusion criteria

  • Not completing the training sessions of the research

Treatment and study plan

Structured education

Other

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.

Primary outcomes

  1. Intercultural Sensitivity Scale and Personel Questions

    Time frame: 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.

  2. Intercultural Sensitivity Scale

    Time frame: 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.

  3. Intercultural Sensitivity Scale

    Time frame: 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jul 12, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 12, 2023

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