The Effect of Pressure Ulcer Management Program Applied With Jigsaw Technique

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Training Effectiveness; Randomized Controlled Trial; Pressure Ulcers; Nursing Students

Treatments: Behavioral: Jigsaw method; Behavioral: The theoretical training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06899282

2025/03-13

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the jigsaw method on pressure ulcer prevention in senior nursing students. In addition, the study will also examine student views on the jigsaw technique.

Hypotheses of the study are as follows:

Hypothesis 1: The pressure injury management program applied with the Jigsaw technique has an effect on the pressure ulcer knowledge scores of nursing students.

Hypothesis 2: The pressure injury management program applied with the Jigsaw technique has an effect on the pressure ulcer prevention attitude of nursing students.

Hypothesis 3: The pressure injury management program applied with the Jigsaw technique has an effect on nursing students' pressure ulcer management self-efficacy.

The participant characteristics were being a 4th grade student of Kütahya University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and being enrolled in the Basic Principles and Practices in Nursing Practices Course. Nursing students who did not volunteer to participate in the study, those who did not participate in theoretical and clinical practices during the academic semester, and nursing students working as high school graduate nurses due to their past education will be excluded from the study.

Intervention and measurements: Participants (N=70) will be randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group will study pressure ulcer management with the jigsaw technique. The control group will receive theoretical education with the traditional method. Students' pressure ulcer knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy levels will be assessed with standardized tools. Baseline assessment before the intervention, post-intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention will be done. Measurements will be made by students through self-reporting. However, a researcher blinded to the groups will administer the instruments and enter data. Data analysis will also be done by the researcher blinded to the groups. Thus, double blindness will be ensured. Statistical analysis will be based on significance tests.

Full description

Nurses should identify patients at high risk of pressure ulcers and provide preventive care accordingly. However, two recently published meta-analysis studies found that the pressure ulcer knowledge of nurses and nursing students measured by standard tools was below the acceptable level (60%). However, the attitudes of nursing students towards pressure ulcer prevention were found to be positive and at a high level. In addition, a multicentre study conducted in Türkiye showed that nursing students' self-efficacy in pressure ulcer prevention was also low and there was a positive relationship between knowledge and self-efficacy. This situation reveals the need for the use of better educational methods to improve nursing students' pressure ulcer knowledge.

Nursing educators are responsible for improving students' knowledge, skills and attitudes about pressure ulcers and preparing them for clinical practice. In the literature, there are studies showing that active teaching methods such as six-hat thinking technique, case-supported concept map, make significant improvements in some results including nursing students' pressure sore knowledge. However, no study evaluating the effect of jigsaw technique on nursing students' pressure ulcer knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy has been found. A meta-analysis study examining the results of the jigsaw technique in nursing students reported that the technique was an effective method in the results of students such as knowledge, skills and attitudes. In this context, this study was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of the jigsaw method on pressure ulcer prevention in senior nursing students.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To be a 4th year student of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kütahya University of Health Sciences
• To be enrolled in the Basic Principles and Practices in Nursing Course

Exclusion criteria

• Nursing students who did not volunteer to participate in the study
• Not participating in theoretical and clinical practices during the academic semester
• Graduated from health vocational high school and working with the title of nurse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group: The group to be taught with jigsaw technique.

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention Group: The lecture on pressure ulcer prevention and management to the intervention group will be conducted with the jigsaw technique. Pressure ulcer knowledge, attitude and prevention self-efficacy will be evaluated with standardized tools before, after the theoretical training and at the end of clinical practice. In addition, a standard student opinion questionnaire regarding the method will be applied.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Jigsaw method

Control Group: This is the group that will receive theoretical training with the traditional method.

Active Comparator group

Description:

Control group: Control group students will receive theoretical training prepared by the researchers. Pressure ulcer knowledge, attitude and prevention self-efficacy will be evaluated with standardized tools before, after the theoretical training and at the end of clinical practice.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The theoretical training