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The Effect of Situation Puzzle Games on Nursing Students' Death Anxiety and Meaning in Life

China70 participantsStarted 2025-04-21

Plain-language summary

Goal of this interventional study The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of a scenario-based puzzle educational game on death anxiety and meaning in life among nursing students. It aims to answer the following key questions: Can the scenario-based puzzle educational game enhance nursing students' sense of meaning in life? Can the scenario-based puzzle educational game reduce death anxiety in nursing students? What are nursing students' experiences and perceptions of this educational game? Study design Researchers will compare the intervention group (participating in the game) with a control group (receiving death education manuals) to evaluate the effectiveness of the game-based intervention. Participants will: Be recruited through campus posters Be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group and complete baseline questionnaires In the control group: Receive death education manuals twice weekly for 3 weeks In the intervention group: Participate in group sessions (5 students per group) to play the scenario-based puzzle game twice weekly for 3 weeks Complete follow-up questionnaires and participate in qualitative interviews regarding their experiences with manual-based education or the game intervention after the 3-week intervention period

Who can participate

Age range

18 Months

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Third-year full-time undergraduate nursing students * Completed clinical observation training but not yet entered clinical internship phase * Aged ≥18 years * Provide informed consent and voluntarily participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Participated in similar death education interventions within the past 3 months * Diagnosed with severe mental or psychological disorders * Currently on a leave of absence (academic or personal)

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What they're measuring

Death Anxiety

Timeframe: Week 0, Week 3

Meaning in Life

Timeframe: Week 0, Week 3

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06991621

SponsorChina Medical University, China

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-08-01

Contact for this trial

Wenna Qian

13314021865 wenna13314021865@163.com

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