Clinical trial NCT06798792: The Effect of Discharge Education Given With Two Different Teaching Techniques on Students
Official title: Evaluation of the Effect of Discharge Education Given With Two Different Teaching Techniques on Students' Self-Efficacy and Satisfaction Levels: A Randomized Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Nursing Students
Keywords: Nursing Education
Patient Education
Discharge Planning
Active Learning
Lead sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-01-29
Enrollment: 146
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A total of 180 students enrolled in the Surgical Diseases Nursing course at the Gülhane Faculty of Nursing, Health Sciences University were randomized into two groups based on their first-year cumulative academic grade point averages. The first group received Discharge Education using the PechaKucha technique, while the second group received it using the TeachBack technique.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study aims to examine the effects of PechaKucha and TeachBack teaching techniques, used in the instruction of the "Discharge Education" course for nursing students, on students' knowledge levels and self-efficacy regarding discharge education, as well as their satisfaction with the teaching method.

Detailed description: The study was conducted as a randomized trial. Permission was obtained from the Gülhane Faculty of Nursing, Health Sciences University, and the Gülhane Scientific Research Ethics Committee, Health Sciences University. The study sample consisted of 180 students enrolled in the Surgical Diseases Nursing course at the Gülhane Faculty of Nursing, Health Sciences University, during the 2024-2025 Fall Semester. The students were randomized into two groups based on their first-year cumulative grade point averages. The first group received the "Discharge Education" course using the PechaKucha teaching technique, while the second group received it using the TeachBack teaching technique.

Data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Discharge Education Knowledge Test, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Adult Education Satisfaction Scale. Statistical analyses were performed using Shapiro-Wilk, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Mann-Whitney U tests, as well as Friedman Test Dunn-Bonferroni, Pearson Chi-Square, Fisher's Exact, and Fisher-Freeman-Halton tests. A p-value of \<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a 2nd-year student at the Gülhane Faculty of Nursing, Saglık Bilimleri University
* Willing to participate in the study
* Being over 18 years old
* Taking the Surgical Diseases Nursing course for the first time

Exclusion Criteria:

* Wishing to withdraw from the study at any stage
* Incomplete completion of the data collection form related to the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Self-efficacy level
timeFrame: The scale was administered to students before and after the Discharge Education course. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.
measure: Satisfaction level
timeFrame: The scale was administered to students after the completion of the Discharge Education course. It took approximately 10 minutes to complete.
measure: Knowledge level
timeFrame: The test was administered to students before and after the Discharge Education course. It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Keçiören
country: Turkey
facility: Saglık Bilimleri University
state: Ankara
Study officials:
affiliation: Saglık Bilimleri University
name: Yağmur Kayın, RN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Saglık Bilimleri University
name: Bediye Öztaş, Ph. D
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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