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The Effect of the Mobile Application Developed for the Care of Sick Newborns

The Effect of the Mobile Application Developed for the Care of Sick Newborns on Nurses' Perception of Nursing Diagnoses and MissCare: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05776615
Enrollment
64
Registered
2023-03-20
Start date
2023-07-24
Completion date
2024-06-12
Last updated
2026-01-23

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Conditions

Newborn, Nursing Caries

Keywords

Newborn, Misscare, Nursing Process, Mobile Application

Brief summary

The goal of this randomize controlled trial determine the effect of the mobile application developed for the care of sick newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on nurses' perception of nursing diagnoses and care that cannot be met, and to measure the usability of the mobile application. The main questions it aims to answer are; Does the mobile application developed for the care provided in the neonatal intensive care unit have an effect on the perception of nursing diagnoses? Does the mobile application developed for care provided in the neonatal intensive care unit have an impact on "missed nursing care? Participants will be used for 3 months from the developed mobile application. The control group will continue routine nursing care. Researchers will compare the perception of nursing diagnosis and unaffordable nursing care survey at the end of month 1 and month 3. Additionally, the usability of the mobile application will be evaluated by applying the system applicability scale to the experimental group.

Detailed description

Mobile application has become an important and necessary element in nursing education and clinical nursing practices, and its use has gradually increased. Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are areas where complex and quality health care is provided for newborns. The development of the nursing process, especially in the neonatal intensive care unit, may shorten the duration of the care that should be provided to newborns. New ways such as mobile applications can be sought to assist in the realization of the nursing process and to strengthen the diagnostic perception of neonatal nurses. This study is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to determine the effect of the mobile application developed for the care of sick newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on nurses' perception of nursing diagnoses and care that cannot be met, and to measure the usability of the mobile application. A total of 69 nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit in turkey will constitute the universe of the research. In this study, participants will be selected for experimental and control groups using a stratified random sampling method (the stratification criteria will be based on the institutions where the nurses work). The sample will be calculated as experimental group: 27 control group: 27 in total. Samples from the identified will be selected using the random numbers table. In this study, Nurse Descriptive Characteristics Form; Nursing Diagnosis Perception Scale ; Questionnaire for Determining "missed nursing care" in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit created by the researcher ; System Usability Scale will be used. For the missed nursing care nursing care determination questionnaire, expert opinion was taken and applied to the pilot group, and its content validity was checked.

Interventions

OTHERmobile application

In the collection of Mobile Application group data, they will be asked to fill out the forms.The mobile application will be introduced, the application will be downloaded from the virtual market (Google Play Store or App Store) to the phone, login will be provided by giving a user name and password, and how to use the application will be explained. Participants will be asked to provide nursing care using this application once a week for 3 months.Nursing Diagnosis Perception Scale with nurses at the end of the 1st month and at the end of the 3rd month; " MıssCare" Questionnaire in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU); System Availability Scale will be applied.

Sponsors

Kutahya Health Sciences University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Caregiver)

Intervention model description

randomized controlled experimental study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Nurses working actively in NICU, * Active user nurses who have a smart phone with IOS or Android software.

Exclusion criteria

* Failed to complete all the steps of the research, * Nurses who want to leave the research voluntarily

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pre-test The Nurse Descriptive Characteristics Form; The Nursing Diagnoses Perception Scale; MissCare Nursing Care Questionnaire in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitBefore starting the interventionNurse Descriptive Characteristics Form: A 19-item questionnaire (18 closed, 1 open-ended) developed from the literature to collect demographic and professional information including education, experience, NICU background, work schedule, caregiving practices, nursing process use, and mobile app use. Scoring: Descriptive only. Nursing Diagnosis Perception Scale: A 20-item, 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly agree, 5 = Strongly disagree) assessing four subscales-Professional definition, Clarity, Ease of use, Conceptual dimension. Score range: 1-5 (mean). Lower scores indicate more positive perceptions. MissCare Nursing Care Questionnaire in the NICU: A 69-item, 4-point Likert tool (1 = Always performed, 4 = Never performed) evaluating missed care in ten domains; lower scores reflect more complete care.
1. The Nursing Diagnoses Perception Scale 2. MissCare Nursing Care Questionnaire in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 3. System Usability Scale-Turkish (SUS-TR)1 MonthsNursing Diagnosis Perception Scale: A 20-item, 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly agree, 5 = Strongly disagree) assessing four subscales-Professional definition, Clarity, Ease of use, Conceptual dimension. Score range: 1-5 (mean). Lower scores indicate more positive perceptions. MissCare Nursing Care Questionnaire in the NICU: A 69-item, 4-point Likert tool (1 = Always performed, 4 = Never performed) evaluating missed care in ten domains; lower scores reflect more complete care. System Usability Scale-Turkish (SUS-TR) is a brief scale developed to measure user views on system usability. Scores are calculated on a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating better usability. "This scale was applied exclusively to the Mobile Application Group.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
1. The Nursing Diagnoses Perception Scale 2. MissCare Nursing Care Questionnaire in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 3. System Usability Scale-Turkish (SUS-TR)3 monthsNursing Diagnosis Perception Scale: A 20-item, 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly agree, 5 = Strongly disagree) assessing four subscales-Professional definition, Clarity, Ease of use, Conceptual dimension. Score range: 1-5 (mean). Lower scores indicate more positive perceptions. MissCare Nursing Care Questionnaire in the NICU: A 69-item, 4-point Likert tool (1 = Always performed, 4 = Never performed) evaluating missed care in ten domains; lower scores reflect more complete care. System Usability Scale-Turkish (SUS-TR) is a brief scale developed to measure user views on system usability. Scores are calculated on a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating better usability. "This scale was applied exclusively to the Mobile Application Group.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSeher SARIKAYA KARABUDAK, Ass.Prof.

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

Inclusion Criteria for the Study:Nurses' inclusion criteria for the study; Nurses who were actively working in the NICU, had an IOS or Android smartphone, and were active users were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria for the Study:Nurses who had a Windows or Blackberry smartphone were not included in the study. Exclusion Criteria for the Study:Nurses who could not complete all the steps of the study and who wanted to leave the study of their own volition were excluded from the study.

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
63 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
32 Participants
Professional working time
1-5 years
4 Participants
Professional working time
Less than 1 year
2 Participants
Professional working time
More than 5 years
23 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
63 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Turkey
63 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
29 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 320 / 32
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 320 / 32
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 320 / 32

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026