The Effect of "Standardized and Real Patient Interviews" on Students' Self-Confidence and Self-Efficacy Levels in Nursing Process Education

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nursing Student

• Registration Number: NCT07098442
• Lead Sponsor: Akdeniz University

Brief Summary

The research is a single-center, single-blind (participant), pretest-posttest control group randomized controlled study conducted to determine the effect of meeting with a "standard and real patient" on students' self-confidence and self-efficacy levels in the teaching of the nursing process.

Detailed Description

The study, designed as a single-blind randomized controlled trial, was conducted with 83 students at Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing: 27 "online standardized patient," 30 "clinical real patient," and 26 "control group." The Nursing Process topic within the Fundamentals of Nursing course was taught as usual, with 4 hours of theoretical and 8 hours of laboratory practice. One month before the beginning of clinical practice training, students in the "online standardized patient" and "clinical real patient" groups practiced history taking skills with a standardized patient and a pre-selected real patient for 40 minutes. Students in both groups and the control group then practiced interviewing skills at the beginning of the clinical practice training. The effectiveness of the training was measured using the Self-Confidence Scale, the Self-Assessment Form for Learning Experience, and the Interviewing Skills Evaluation Form.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-15
• Study Completion: 2022-01-30
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted: 2025-07-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-31
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 83

Inclusion Criteria

• No prior experience in clinical practice
• Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time,
• Attending the theoretical explanation of the Nursing Process within the Fundamentals of Nursing course and the history-taking skills demonstration given by the instructor.

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusing to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy	It was applied at the first interview with the patient after randomization and immediately after the last interview. (The period between the first interview before going to the clinic and the last interview after clinical application is 3 months).	General Self-Efficacy Scale: The scale consists of 17 items and three subscales: "initiation," "perseverance," and "effort-persistence." The measurement tool includes 11 reverse-scored items (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, and 17). The total score on the Likert-type scale ranges from 17 to 85. A higher total score indicates a higher self-efficacy belief.
Self confidence	It was applied at the first interview with the patient after randomization and immediately after the last interview. (The period between the first interview before going to the clinic and the last interview after clinical application is 3 months).	The Self-Confidence Scale was used to determine students' self-confidence levels. The total score obtained from the 33-item, 5-point Likert-type scale ranges from 33 to 165. The individual's self-confidence level is calculated by dividing the total score by the number of items (33). A score below 2.5 indicates low self-confidence, a score between 2.5 and 3.5 indicates moderate self-confidence, and a score above 3.5 indicates high self-confidence.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nursing Faculty; 🇹🇷 Antalya, Turkey