Hemoglobinopathy Nursing Program and Pediatric Nursing Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Hemoglobinopathies are the most common life threatening, monogenic disorders in the world. The most common causes of hemoglobinopathies are sickle cell disease and thalassemia. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a hemoglobinopathy nursing program on pediatric nursing students' performance.

Official Title
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Effect of a Hemoglobinopathy Nursing Program on Pediatric Student Nurses' Awareness and Performance

Conditions
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Hemoglobinopathies, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Nurse's Role

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Hemoglobinopathy Nursing Program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: pediatric nursing students registered for the academic year 2016/2017 Exclusion Criteria: Any student had personal or family history of hemoglobinopathies

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 19 Years
Maximum Age: 22 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Group 1<br>Experimental Group (n=54) The implementation phase was achieved through sessions within Feb-April2017 second semester of the academic year 2016/2017.Each session started by the objectives of the new session and summary of previous one. Motivation and reinforcement during session were used to enhance participation and sharing in this study. The researcher did the explanation of the questionnaire sheet to the pediatric student nurses to assess their awareness and attitude toward hemoglobinopathies. The researcher observed the pediatric student nurses 'practice during applying blood transfusion, subcutaneous medication administration, and oral medication administration using the observational checklist at faculty laboratory. | Other: Hemoglobinopathy Nursing Program<br>* Hemoglobinopathy Nursing Program is more informative for Groupe 1 than Group 2<br>|
| No Intervention: Group 2<br>Control Group (n=54) The researcher did the explanation of the questionnaire sheet to the pediatric student nurses to assess their awareness and attitude toward hemoglobinopathies. The researcher observed the pediatric student nurses 'practice during applying blood transfusion, subcutaneous medication administration, and oral medication administration using the observational checklist at faculty laboratory. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pediatric nursing students' awareness | Measure Students' awareness through: 01. Personal Data and PNSs' Awareness Questionnaire -sixty (60) questions. A score of (one) for correct answers, and (zero) for the wrong answers. The total scores ranged from (0-60 mark). | 10 weeks | 
| Pediatric nursing students' Attitude | Pediatric nursing students' Attitude Scale - nine (9) questions. A five-point Likert scale by give a score of (four) for Strongly Agree, (three) for Agree, (two) for Undecided, (one) for Disagree and (zero) for Strongly Disagree. The total score ranged from (0-36 mark). | 10 weeks | 
| Pediatric nursing students' Practice | Observational Checklists - forty (40) items. A score of (two) for completely done, (one) for incompletely done and (zero) for not done. The total score ranged from (0-80 mark), scores less than 60% were considered incompetent practice. | 10 weeks |