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Geriatric Nursing Training Program for Nursing Students

Turkey (Türkiye)48 participantsStarted 2026-04-15

Plain-language summary

This research will be conducted using a parallel randomized controlled trial design to investigate the effects of a nursing education program grounded in Travelbe's Human-to-Human Relationship theory on willingness to work with elderly individuals, empathy levels, and communication skills. The sample group will consist of third-year nursing students at a state university (intervention: 24; control: 24). The Willingness to Work with Elderly Individuals Scale, the Kiersma-Chen Empathy Scale, and the Communication Skills Scale will be used to collect data. The intervention group will receive a six-session nursing education program based on Travelbe's Human-to-Human Relationship theory. A repeated-measures ANOVA will be used to compare the mean scores across groups on the scales. In addition, independent-samples t-tests will be used for pre-test and post-test comparisons within groups, and Cohen's d and eta-squared will be used to estimate effect sizes. The data will be examined for normality. Parametric tests (One-sample t-test, ANOVA) will be applied to data that show normal distribution, and nonparametric tests (Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Wilcoxon test, Friedman test) will be applied to data that do not show normal distribution.

Who can participate

Age range

60 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being a 3rd-year nursing student, * Agreeing to participate in the research, * Having taken the Geriatric Health Nursing (elective) course Exclusion Criteria: * Having any impediment to participation in extracurricular activities (physical/mental/psychological health problems, transportation or time constraints, etc.). Removal criteria from the research: * Not attending more than 30% of the educational program, * Withdrawing from the research voluntarily, * Incomplete/non-completion of data collection instruments.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
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4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Nursing students' willingness to work with elderly individuals score

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07543627

SponsorGazi University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-04-15

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