Epilepsy in Children, Jigsaw Technique, Nursing Student
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the education given to nursing students with the Jigsaw technique and traditional method on their knowledge and attitudes about childhood epileptic seizure management.
Detailed description
It is important for nursing students, future health professionals, to gain sufficient professional knowledge and positive attitudes about epileptic seizure management in order to improve the quality of care they provide to children with epilepsy. Studies emphasize that the nursing education curriculum should focus more on education regarding epilepsy and epileptic seizures, and that different educational methods should be used to positively develop nursing students' knowledge and attitudes towards patients with epilepsy. One of the collaborative learning methods used in nursing education is the Jigsaw technique. Jigsaw technique is a student-centered and collaborative learning method that improves knowledge, skills and attitudes in nursing education.
Interventions
OTHERTraining method
Jigsaw Technique
Sponsors
Ege University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The population of the research consisted of 173 3rd grade students who participated in the Child Health and Disease Nursing practice in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 23 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Volunteering to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Not attending trainings and not filling out data collection forms
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Childhood epilepsies and epileptic seizure management knowledge test scores | Before and after training (Half an hour before training and within half an hour after training) | It consists of 15 questions answered as Yes-No-I Don't Know. The count was analyzed as a percentage. There is no total score. |
| Epilepsy knowledge and attitude scale scores | Before and after training (Half an hour before training and within half an hour after training) | Epilepsy Knowledge and Attitude Scale consists of 16 items measuring knowledge about epilepsy and 14 items measuring attitude. For the knowledge scale, correct = 1, incorrect and no idea = 0. A high score indicates high knowledge. Responses regarding the attitude part of the scale; I strongly disagree = 5, I disagree = 4, I have no idea = 3, I agree = 2, and I completely agree = 1. Higher scores indicate a more positive attitude towards epilepsy. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Students' self-confidence | Before and after training (Half an hour before training and within half an hour after training) | Students were determined based on self-report. It was answered as Yes or No. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed