The Effect of Different Materials on Students' Learning Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Episiotomy Education: A Randomized Quasi-Experimental Study

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Education

Treatments: Other: Episiotomy Simulation Model; Other: Chicken Breast Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07233135

GaziosmanpasaU-EBE-MŞA-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

As part of this research, episiotomy training for third-year midwifery students was transformed into an online video-assisted process due to the pandemic. The aim of the training was to determine the impact of episiotomy repair practice with different materials in a laboratory setting on students' satisfaction and self-confidence and to evaluate the suitability of the simulation design.

Full description

This study was conducted to determine the effects of episiotomy repair training on learning satisfaction and self-confidence using different materials and to determine the suitability of the materials for learning.

The standard training was provided to midwifery students online via video support due to the pandemic. Following a power analysis, a total of 52 students were planned to be enrolled, 26 in each group. However, due to student withdrawals or exclusions during the study, which occurred with varying degrees of difficulty, the study was completed with a total of 43 students.

The online standard training was delivered to all students as two 60-minute lessons using a PowerPoint presentation. Following the training, the researchers watched an episiotomy skills training video, created using a mock-up model. Pre-tests were completed after the standard training period was completed. A personal information form and the Student Satisfaction with Learning and Self-Confidence Scale were used in the pre-tests.

The students were randomly assigned to two treatment groups: "Chicken Breast" and "Episiotomy Simulation Model." The first researcher demonstrated episiotomy repair on the material according to their group. In accordance with the training provided, students performed episiotomy repairs using materials in their laboratory group. After completing the exercises, students were administered post-tests. In these post-tests, students completed the Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale and the Simulation Design Scale.

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Third-year midwifery students who volunteered to participate in the study,
• were taking a course on normal birth and the postpartum period for the first time, had no experience with episiotomy repair, and had not previously observed an episiotomy repair procedure, were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Students who were absent on the day the episiotomy topic was taught.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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43 participants in 2 patient groups

Episiotomy Simulation Model

Experimental group

Description:

This group received online episiotomy repair training as part of the Normal Birth and Postpartum Term course. The training was delivered as two 60-minute lessons using PowerPoint presentations. The training included a video of episiotomy repair prepared by the researchers. Following the training, the first researcher demonstrated episiotomy repair on a simulation model in a laboratory setting. The students then performed the procedure on chicken breasts.

Treatment:

Other: Episiotomy Simulation Model

Chicken Breast Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group received online episiotomy repair training as part of the Normal Birth and Postpartum Term course. The training was delivered as two 60-minute lessons using PowerPoint presentations. The training included watching an episiotomy repair video prepared by the researchers. Following the training, the first researcher demonstrated episiotomy repair on a chicken breast in a laboratory setting. The students then performed the procedure on the chicken breast.

Treatment:

Other: Chicken Breast Group