Affective Learning in Disabled Health Training

Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Learning Disabilities

Treatments: Other: Transformative learning theory

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04365894

121234

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to determine the effect of the learning method based on transformative learning theory to improve sensitivity towards the disabled on the empathic tendency, attitude and alexithymia levels of nursing students.

Full description

This randomized, controlled and experimental study was conducted between October and December 2019. The sample of the study consisted of 70 2nd grade nursing students (34 people in the experimental group and 36 in the control group). The learning method based on transformative learning theory was applied to the experimental group. The data were collected using a demographic information form, the Empathic Tendency Scale, Attitudes Towards Disabled Person Scale, and Toronto Alexithymia Scale. The Mann-Whitney U Test, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test, Paired Sample Test, and Pearson's Chi-Squared Test were used to determine the differences between the groups.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being 18 years old or above,
• to study in the second year,
• taking the theoretical course of Disabled Health

Exclusion criteria

• having attended any training for disabled people before
• to have any disabled person in the family members with whom they live.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The study was applied in 2nd grade nursing students' disability health course. The control group was taught with the traditional method.

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group with learning activities based on the transformative learning theory.

Treatment:

Other: Transformative learning theory