Effectiveness of a Problem-Based Geropsychiatric Nursing Clinical Internship Program
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Intervention
2.2. Participants
2.3. Research Ethics
2.4. Study Instruments
2.5. Data Collection Process
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Characteristics
3.2. Learning Effectiveness
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Control Group (N = 62) | Experimental Group (N = 64) | ||||
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M | SD | M | SD | p | |
Age | 19.1 | 0.07 | 18.6 | 0.07 | <0.001 |
N | % | N | % | p | |
Sex | 0.567 | ||||
Male | 3 | 4.8 | 4 | 6.3 | |
Female | 59 | 95.2 | 60 | 93.8 | |
Grade | <0.001 | ||||
Fourth year | 39 | 62.9 | 64 | 100 | |
Fifth year | 23 | 37.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Taking Geropsychiatric Nursing courses | 0.009 | ||||
No | 14 | 22.6 | 4 | 6.3 | |
Yes | 48 | 77.4 | 60 | 93.8 | |
Taking Long term Nursing courses | 0.009 | ||||
No | 21 | 33.9 | 9 | 14.1 | |
Yes | 41 | 66.1 | 55 | 85.9 | <0.001 |
Practice ward | |||||
Acute ward | 54 | 87.1 | 32 | 50 | |
Chronic Ward | 8 | 12.9 | 32 | 50 |
Variable | T1 | T2 | T2–T1 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p | |
Nursing knowledge | ||||||
Experimental group | 14.97 | 3.80 | 16.84 | 3.47 | −3.36 | 0.001 ** |
Control group | 15.24 | 2.59 | 15.37 | 3.47 | −0.25 | 0.80 |
t (p) | −0.47 | (0.64) | 2.39 | (0.02 *) | ||
Nursing attitude | ||||||
Experimental group | 67.81 | 7.83 | 66.13 | 9.63 | 1.23 | 0.23 |
Control group | 68.73 | 6.61 | 68.71 | 7.65 | 0.02 | 0.99 |
t (p) | −0.71 | (0.48) | −1.67 | (0.10) | ||
Nursing skills | ||||||
Experimental group | 420.59 | 63.01 | 488.59 | 62.32 | −7.4 | <0.001 *** |
Control group | 412.98 | 95.61 | 486.52 | 79.03 | −5.44 | <0.001 *** |
t (p) | 0.53 | (0.60) | 0.16 | (0.87) | ||
Self-reflection | ||||||
Experimental group | 49.31 | 7.51 | 52.38 | 8.89 | −0.57 | 0.02 * |
Control group | 50.13 | 9.44 | 51.89 | 10.66 | −1.14 | 0.26 |
t (p) | −0.54 | (0.59) | 0.28 | (0.78) |
Variables | B | SE | 95% CI | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nursing knowledge | ||||
Intercept | 14.24 | 0.71 | 12.85/15.62 | <0.001 |
Group (EG vs. CG) | −1.748 | 0.68 | −3.20/−0.30 | 0.018 |
Time (T2 vs. T1) | 1.875 | 0.55 | −2.96/−0.79 | 0.001 |
Time × Group | −1.746 | 0.75 | 0.020 | |
Nursing attitude | ||||
Intercept | 71.57 | 6.28 | 59.26/83.87 | <0.001 |
Group (EG vs. CG) | 2.29 | 1.71 | −1.07/5.65 | 0.18 |
Time (T2 vs. T1) | 1.69 | 1.37 | −0.99/4.37 | 0.22 |
Time × Group | −1.67 | 1.67 | −4.95/1.61 | 0.32 |
Nursing skills | ||||
Intercept | 417.34 | 66.92 | 286.18/548.49 | <0.001 |
Group (EG vs. CG) | −27.46 | 16.34 | −59.48/4.56 | 0.93 |
Time (T2 vs. T1) | −68.00 | 9.13 | −85.90/−50.10 | <0.001 |
Time × Group | −5.53 | 16.22 | −37.32/26.26 | 0.73 |
Self-reflection | ||||
Intercept | 68.47 | 7.42 | 53.92/83.01 | <0.001 |
Group (EG vs. CG) | 2.24 | 2.04 | −1.77/6.24 | 0.27 |
Time (T2 vs. T1) | −3.06 | 1.24 | −5.49/−0.64 | 0.01 |
Time × Group | 1.30 | 1.97 | −2.55/5.16 | 0.51 |
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Wu, C.-S.; Chang, S.-H.; Lin, K.-C.; Rong, J.-R. Effectiveness of a Problem-Based Geropsychiatric Nursing Clinical Internship Program. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4318. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074318
Wu C-S, Chang S-H, Lin K-C, Rong J-R. Effectiveness of a Problem-Based Geropsychiatric Nursing Clinical Internship Program. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(7):4318. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074318
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Chia-Shan, Su-Hsien Chang, Kuan-Chia Lin, and Jiin-Ru Rong. 2022. "Effectiveness of a Problem-Based Geropsychiatric Nursing Clinical Internship Program" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7: 4318. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074318