Specialize Dysphagia Training and Knowledge/Competency of Nurses

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this research is to determine the effect of specialized dysphagia training on knowledge and competency of nurses.

Official Title
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Effect of Specialized Dysphagia Training on Knowledge and Competency of Nurses

Conditions
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Dysphagia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Dysphagia training
* Other: Reading material


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Nurses of both gender At least one year of experience Nurses working at Govt. hospital Exclusion Criteria: Undergraduate nursed working as intern at hospital

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 23 Years
Maximum Age: 50 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
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Specialized Dysphagia training<br>Power point presentation covering material related to nursing evaluation and caring of dysphagia patients. Stimulation session with nurses to practice screening skill | Other: Dysphagia training<br>* Training using PowerPoint and simulation. Training includes anatomy physiology, screening and management sections. Simulation will be used for practice. Reading material will also be provided<br>|
| Active Comparator: Reading material<br>Reading material covering information related to nursing evaluation and caring of dysphagia patient | Other: Reading material<br>* Reading material provided to nurses covering knowledge related to nursing evaluation and caring for dysphagia patients<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nurses Knowledge and competency regarding dysphagia scale | Change from base line, Nurses knowledge and competency regarding dysphagia scale is self developed scale. The scale include items related to anatomy physiology, risk factors, sign and symptoms, complications, screening, and management measured on 11 point scale. | 1st day | 
| Nurses Knowledge and competency regarding dysphagia scale | Change from base line to follow up of 3 months, Nurses knowledge and competency regarding dysphagia scale is self developed scale. The scale include items related to anatomy physiology, risk factors, sign and symptoms, complications, screening, and management measured on 11 point scale. | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The simulation Design scale | Changes from baseline, The simulation design scale is twenty item five point scale. It is used to evaluate design features of simulation. The instrument is divided into two parts: one part is about the presence of specific features in the simulation, while the other part is about the importance of those features to the learner. The rating of the specific features is from 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly disagree with the statement and 5 is strongly agree with the statement. Importance part is rated from 1 to 5 where 1 is not important and 5 is very important | 1st day | 
| Educational practice questionnaire | Changes from baseline, Educational practice questionnaire consists of sixteen items and is five point scale. It is used to measure educational practices. The rating of the educational practices is from 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly disagree with the statement and 5 is strongly agree with the statement. Importance part is rated from 1 to 5 where 1 is not important and 5 is very important | 1st day | 
| Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning | Changes from baseline, Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning is 13 item scale and is used to measure students satisfaction with simulation activity and self confidence in learning. Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning is rated from 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly disagree with the statement and 5 as strongly agree with the statement | 1st day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Dysphagia, Swallowing disorder, Dysphagia screening, Nurses role, Assessment