The Effect of the Crossword Used in Nursing Education on Learning Success

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Completed

• Conditions: Crossword; Pain; Nursing
• Interventions: Other: Education with crossword

• Registration Number: NCT05424770
• Lead Sponsor: Cukurova University

Brief Summary

The research was planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of crossword, which are an active learning tool, on the success of learning information about pain control in nursing education. Research data is planned to be collected in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Health Sciences. The universe of the research will be the students who take the 3-credit pain control course in the aforementioned faculty in the fall semester. The sample of the research will consist of 72 students who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the research verbally and in writing. The data of the research will be collected by using the Personal information form prepared in line with the literature, and Success Tests (3 tests) prepared separately for each stage. SPSS program will be used in the analysis of the data.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-15
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-21
• Study Start: 2022-10-15
• Primary Completion: 2022-11-30
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• To be registered in the pain course,
• Taking the pain course for the first time,
• Absence of any psychiatric disorder that will reduce the ability to comprehend and understand,
• Agreeing to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

-Willingness to leave the research

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
experiment group	Education with crossword	During the 3 weeks in which the subjects related to pain control are explained, the standard lecture (explanation with ppt presentation) will be made as in the normal course of the course. Afterwards, puzzle activities prepared by the researcher will be implemented and students will be actively involved in the process.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The effect of crossword on learning achievement in nursing education	Three months	Evaluation will be made with a multiple-choice (5-choice) achievement test, which will be prepared by the researchers within the scope of the application. This test will consist of 20 items. After the test is prepared, item analysis will be made and it will be presented to the expert opinion. In the test, each correct answer will be scored as 1 and each incorrect answer as 0. The higher the score, the higher the success will be interpreted.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Institute of Health Sciences; 🇹🇷 Hatay, Turkey