Child Abuse
Conditions
Keywords
Pediatric clinics, nursing, child abuse, child neglect, awareness
Brief summary
This study aims to determine the effect of the training given to nurses working in pediatric clinics on child abuse and neglect on the awareness levels of nurses regarding child abuse and neglect.
Detailed description
* H0: Education given to nurses working in pediatric clinics about child abuse and neglect has no effect on nurses' awareness of child abuse and neglect. * H1: Education given to nurses working in pediatric clinics about child abuse and neglect has an effect on nurses' awareness of child abuse and neglect.
Interventions
OTHERTraining
Education on Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsors
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Masking description
Clinic Nurses
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Accepting to participate voluntarily in the study and signing the informed consent form. * Being a nurse working in the pediatric clinics and pediatric emergency department at Cukurova University Balcali Hospital Health Application and Research Center during the data collection dates of the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Nurses who do not want to participate in the study or leave the process will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scale Form for Diagnosing Signs and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect | 2 times; a week before training, a week after training | There are 6 subscales in the scale form for diagnosing the symptoms and risks of child abuse and neglect. These are; Physical symptoms of abuse on children (19 items), Behavioral symptoms of child abuse (15 items), Symptoms of neglect on children (7 items), Characteristics of parents prone to abuse and neglect (13 items), Characteristics of children prone to abuse and neglect (5 items), Familial characteristics in child abuse and neglect (8 items). Likert-type scale for determining the knowledge levels of nurses and midwives in diagnosing the symptoms and risks of child abuse and neglect. A score average approaching 5 indicates that they are knowledgeable about the signs and risks of child abuse and neglect, and a score away from 3 indicates that they are not knowledgeable about the signs and risks of child abuse and neglect. A subject who answers all items of the scale form correctly is expected to receive a full score of 335. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed