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NCT Number: NCT05928494

The Effect of High Reality Simulation Method on Problem Solving Skills and Anxiety Levels of Midwifery Students

This study was planned to determine the effect of scenario-based high-fidelity simulation method on the application problem solving skills and anxiety levels of the 3rd year students of Health Sciences University Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department. The research, which is planned in a experimental design, will be carried out with Istanbul Health Sciences University Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty 3rd year midwifery (N:80) students. Students participating in the study will be divided into intervention (n:40) and control (n:40) groups according to the computer-assisted simple random sampling technique. Intervention group students will be given an application about postpartum care on a standard adult patient model in the high-validity simulation laboratory accompanied by a scenario, and control group students will be made in the vocational skills laboratory. "Descriptive Information Form", "State Anxiety Inventory", "Problem Solving Inventory" and "Satisfaction Questionnaire with Educational Methods" will be applied to the students participating in the research.

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Key information

Conditions

Postpartum Care Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Health Sciences

Istanbul, 34668, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was planned to determine the effect of scenario-based high-fidelity simulation method on the application problem solving skills and anxiety levels of the 3rd year students of Health Sciences University Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department.

The universe of the research consisted of 3rd grade students who took the "Risky Birth and Postpartum Period" course in the Midwifery Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Hamidiye in the spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year (N:80). Students who volunteered to participate in the study were included in the study. Computer-assisted randomization will be used in the study, and random assignment was made to the intervention (n:40) and control (n:40) groups by entering the number of cases through the program with the URL address https://www.randomizer.org. Before the application, the "Informed Voluntary Consent Form" was shared with the students and their consent was obtained.

All groups were informed before the applications. In this context, a question-and-answer session was held by giving information about the applications to be made regarding the research. The students were given information about the introduction of the simulator and the model, the flow chart of the training plan, the content of the training plan, the environment, the locations of the materials. Before the application, all groups were given theoretical information about postpartum care for 2 hours with a power point presentation. After the information, the "Descriptive Information Form" was applied to the students, and the "State Anxiety Inventory" and "Problem Solving Inventory" were applied as a pre-test. Postpartum care applications were carried out for the students in the intervention group on a high-reality Gaumard Scientific brand, product code: S550.100 Noella simulator in the simulation laboratory of the Midwifery department, and on the standard adult patient model in the basic skills laboratory for the control group students. After the training, "State Anxiety Inventory", "Problem Solving Inventory" and "Satisfaction Questionnaire with Educational Methods" were applied to all students as a post-test.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Volunteering to participate in the research.
  • Being a third year student at SBU, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department.
  • To have successfully completed the theory and practice of basic principles and practices in midwifery.
  • To have taken the risky birth and postpartum period lesson.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not volunteering to participate in the research.
  • Not to be a third year student at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamidiye, Department of Midwifery.
  • Not having successfully completed the theory and practice of basic principles and practices in midwifery.
  • Not having taken the risky birth and postpartum lesson.

Treatment and study plan

Scenario-based high-fidelity simulation method

Other

Postpartum care applications were carried out with the high-reality Gaumard Scientific brand, product code: S550.100 Noella simulator in the simulation laboratory of the midwifery department to the students in the intervention group.

Primary outcomes

  1. Introductory Information Form

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    In this form, which was created by the researchers based on the literature, the participants' age, the high school they graduated from, the education level of their parents, their willingness to choose the profession, their feeling of belonging to the profession, etc. questions are included.

  2. State Anxiety Inventory

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    The scale consists of two subscales, continuous and state, each consisting of 20 questions. It can be applied to individuals over the age of 14. The state anxiety scale determines how the individual feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, while the trait anxiety scale determines how the individual feels independently of the situation and conditions. The scores obtained from the scale theoretically vary between 20 and 80. A high score indicates a high level of anxiety and a low score indicates a low level of anxiety.

  3. Problem Solving Inventory

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    Originally, the problem solving inventory was applied to prospective teachers by Heppner and Petersen, and the Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient obtained for all of them was found to be 0.90. Erenler applied the inventory to nurses and found the Cronbach Alpha coefficient to be 0.77. These results show that the inventory is valid and reliable. However, in the literature, it is seen that the problem solving inventory is also used in studies in the field of nursing. In the problem solving inventory, each question is given a score between 1 and 6. In the scoring of the inventory, the lowest score is 32 and the highest score is 192. The high total scores obtained from the scale are interpreted that the individual perceives himself/herself as inadequate in problem solving skills.

Secondary outcomes

  1. State Anxiety Inventory

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    The scale consists of two subscales, continuous and state, each consisting of 20 questions. It can be applied to individuals over the age of 14. The state anxiety scale determines how the individual feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, while the trait anxiety scale determines how the individual feels independently of the situation and conditions. The scores obtained from the scale theoretically vary between 20 and 80. A high score indicates a high level of anxiety and a low score indicates a low level of anxiety.

  2. Problem Solving Inventory

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    Originally, the problem solving inventory was applied to prospective teachers by Heppner and Petersen, and the Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient obtained for all of them was found to be 0.90. Erenler applied the inventory to nurses and found the Cronbach Alpha coefficient to be 0.77. These results show that the inventory is valid and reliable. However, in the literature, it is seen that the problem solving inventory is also used in studies in the field of nursing. In the problem solving inventory, each question is given a score between 1 and 6. In the scoring of the inventory, the lowest score is 32 and the highest score is 192. The high total scores obtained from the scale are interpreted that the individual perceives himself/herself as inadequate in problem solving skills.

  3. Satisfaction Survey with Training Methods

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    The questionnaire consists of 16 propositions. One of these propositions is the proposition "I am satisfied with this education method in general", which questions the state of being satisfied with the education. Other propositions were formed from propositions aiming to determine the views of the education method in general about the contribution of the education method to the learning and professional life of the student. Each proposition is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1-strongly disagree, 5-strongly agree). It is determined that as the scale score average increases, students' satisfaction with the education method increases, and as the scale score average decreases, their satisfaction with the education method decreases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Scenario Based High Reality Simulation Method on Problem Solving Skills and Anxiety Levels of Midwifery Students

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 3, 2023
Registry last updated
May 24, 2024

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