Communication Competence and Transdisciplinary Cooperation in Geriatric Nursing

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The ability to communicate and cooperate effectively is essential in geriatric nursing. However, nursing teachers lacked the exploration of the development of this ability and teaching evaluation in previous studies. The investigators used a systematic process to investigate methods for achieving the following goals: 1. Cultivate a positive attitude toward the elderly among nursing students. 2. Improve nursing students' communication competence and interaction skills when providing advanced health care services. 3. Improve the teaching skills of professional nursing instructors.

Detailed Description
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The ability to communicate and cooperate effectively is essential in geriatric nursing. However, nursing teachers lacked the exploration of the development of this ability and teaching evaluation in previous studies. The investigators used a systematic process to investigate methods for achieving the following goals: 1. Cultivate a positive attitude toward the elderly among nursing students. 2. Improve nursing students' communication competence and interaction skills when providing advanced health care services. 3. Improve the teaching skills of professional nursing instructors. Using an action research approach, the investigators designed a pair of geriatric nursing and practicum courses and recruited a class of in-service nursing students through convenience sampling in a college setting. The intervention was an 18-week course in geriatric nursing that meets once a week in the classroom and internship practice in settings used for training nursing students. The investigators collected using quantitative indicators (attitude measurements) and qualitative textual analysis. The quantitative data were analyzed by paired t-testing using SPSS 21.0 software.

Official Title
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Communication Competence and Transdisciplinary Cooperation in Geriatric Nursing: A Participatory Action Research

Conditions
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Communication, Competence

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Teaching intervention program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: The research object of this project will be the students in the nursing class of a university (third year students), and the students who have taken 2 credits each of Geriatric Nursing and Geriatric Nursing Internship in a working class. Exclusion Criteria: Not a junior in a working class in a university nursing department.Those who have not completed the courses of Geriatric Nursing and Geriatric Nursing Internship.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 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: Other
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: single arm trial<br>A single-arm trial was designed. (Two-hour sessions per week for 18 weeks). The value of classroom learning and practical experience for the study subjects is emphasized in this intervention course. The case analysis teaching technique will be used extensively in the classroom, and the school's digital action learning platform will support instructional activities relevant to senior nursing and elderly nursing practice. In each section of the course, combine classroom instruction with case analysis (2 hours each, 20-30 minutes for topic teaching, 70-80 minutes for case discussion and feedback) | Other: Teaching intervention program<br>* Using an action research approach, The investigators designed a pair of geriatric nursing and practicum courses and recruited a class of in-service nursing students through convenience sampling in a college setting. The intervention was an 18-week course in geriatric nursing that meets once a week in the classroom and internship practice in settings used for training nursing students. The investigators collected data using quantitative indicators (attitude measurements) and qualitative textual analysis. The quantitative data were analyzed by paired t-testing using SPSS 21.0 software.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scale of attitudes towards the elderly | The scale of attitude towards the elderly is divided into positive and negative attitudes, with 20 and 22 questions respectively. This scale uses a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 1 to 7 points, ranging from From 1=strongly disagree to 7=strongly agree, check the attitude and feeling that most matches with them. Degree detection (Cronach's α=0.94) has good reliability and validity. | Baseline (T0) | 
| Attitude Inventory for Health Team Care | The attitude scale of health team care, the subjects will choose the most consistent attitude and feeling from 1=strongly disagree to 6=strongly agree with regard to the degree of agreement between the declarative sentences and their own feelings. The higher the score of the total scale, the more positive the attitude towards health care, and the content validity of this scale has been reviewed by experts. The degree of detection (Cronach's α=0.78), so this research tool also has good reliability and validity. | Baseline (T0) | 
| Scale of attitudes towards the elderly | The scale of attitude towards the elderly is divided into positive and negative attitudes, with 20 and 22 questions respectively. This scale uses a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 1 to 7 points, ranging from From 1=strongly disagree to 7=strongly agree, check the attitude and feeling that most matches with them. Degree detection (Cronach's α=0.94) has good reliability and validity. | Change from after intervention at eighteen weeks (T1) | 
| Attitude Inventory for Health Team Care | The attitude scale of health team care, the subjects will choose the most consistent attitude and feeling from 1=strongly disagree to 6=strongly agree with regard to the degree of agreement between the declarative sentences and their own feelings. The higher the score of the total scale, the more positive the attitude towards health care, and the content validity of this scale has been reviewed by experts. The degree of detection (Cronach's α=0.78), so this research tool also has good reliability and validity. | Change from after intervention at eighteen weeks (T1) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Geriatric Nursing, Communication, Cooperation, Competency, Action Research