Nursing Students, Undergraduate Nursing Students
Conditions
Keywords
Career Motivation, Underprivileged Older Adults, Nursing Students, Community Practicum
Brief summary
The nursing students' community practice program is nested within the mHealth-based healthcare professional-lay health worker partnership program (mHLPP). This sub-project aims to equip undergraduate nursing students with the necessary skills and knowledge to care for underprivileged older adults.
Detailed description
The study includes two phases: (1) a wait-list randomized controlled study (Year 1) to evaluate the intervention effectiveness, and (2) a quasi-experimental study (Year 2) for intervention optimization. In the first phase, participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the wait-list control group. The intervention group will undergo a PERMA Model-Based Community Practice Program, including an orientation, three practicum sessions, and a reflective session. In the second phase, participants of will receive a Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) Model Based Community Practicum Program with increased intervention frequency.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALA PERMA Model-Based Community Practice Program
The 12-hour clinical practice program is guided by the Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishments (PERMA) framework. The intervention group undergoes an orientation, three practicum sessions, and a reflective session.
BEHAVIORALWait-list Comparator
The wait-list control group will not receive any intervention for the first 3-month period.
BEHAVIORALA COM-B Model Based Community Practicum Program
The participants receive a 80-hour Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) Model Based Community Practicum Program.
Sponsors
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
The Interventional Study Model includes a PERMA Model Based Community Practicum Program for phase one and a Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) Model Based Community Practicum Program for phase two.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* (1) being a full-time student in the first year of the nursing program; (2) being capable to communicate in Cantonese; (3) providing voluntary written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* (1) having prior work experience in a dedicated aged care setting (e.g., as a nursing assistant in a nursing home); (2) having a planned absence during the intervention period that would cause them to miss more than two sessions of the program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Career motivation | Phase 1: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 18 (T3), and week 30 (T4); Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3). | Career motivation will be assessed in phase one and two using the Situation Motivation Scale (SIMS) questionnaire. |
| Willingness to Work with Elderly People | Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3). | Willingness to choose a career in gerontological nursing will be primarily assessed in phase two using the Willingness to Work with Elderly People Scale (WEPS). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Phase 1: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 18 (T3), and week 30 (T4); Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3). | The Facts on Aging Quiz 2 (FAQ 2) was utilized to evaluate knowledge about aging in phase one and two. |
| Attitude towards elderly care | Phase 1: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 18 (T3), and week 30 (T4); Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3). | Participants' attitudes toward elderly care will be assessed in phase one and two using the Attitudes Toward Old People (ATOP) scale. |
| Empathy | Phase 2: Baseline (T1), week 12 (T2), week 24 (T3). | Changes in students' empathetic orientation will be measured in phase two using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students' Version (JSE-HPS). |
Countries
Hong Kong
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORArkers KC Wong, PhD
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Outcome results
None listed