Specialize Dysphagia Training and Knowledge/Competency of Nurses

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dysphagia
• Interventions: Other: Dysphagia training; Other: Reading material

• Registration Number: NCT05626361
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of specialized dysphagia training on knowledge and competency of nurses.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-15
• Study Start: 2022-11-20
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-23
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-10
• Study Completion: 2023-02-20
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• Nurses of both gender
• At least one year of experience
• Nurses working at Govt. hospital

Exclusion Criteria

• Undergraduate nursed working as intern at hospital

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Specialized Dysphagia training	Dysphagia training	Power point presentation covering material related to nursing evaluation and caring of dysphagia patients. Stimulation session with nurses to practice screening skill
Reading material	Reading material	Reading material covering information related to nursing evaluation and caring of dysphagia patient

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nurses Knowledge and competency regarding dysphagia scale	3 months	Change from base line to follow up of 3 months, Nurses knowledge and competency regarding dysphagia scale is self developed scale. The scale include items related to anatomy physiology, risk factors, sign and symptoms, complications, screening, and management measured on 11 point scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Educational practice questionnaire	1st day	Changes from baseline, Educational practice questionnaire consists of sixteen items and is five point scale. It is used to measure educational practices. The rating of the educational practices is from 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly disagree with the statement and 5 is strongly agree with the statement. Importance part is rated from 1 to 5 where 1 is not important and 5 is very important
The simulation Design scale	1st day	Changes from baseline, The simulation design scale is twenty item five point scale. It is used to evaluate design features of simulation. The instrument is divided into two parts: one part is about the presence of specific features in the simulation, while the other part is about the importance of those features to the learner. The rating of the specific features is from 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly disagree with the statement and 5 is strongly agree with the statement. Importance part is rated from 1 to 5 where 1 is not important and 5 is very important
Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning	1st day	Changes from baseline, Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning is 13 item scale and is used to measure students satisfaction with simulation activity and self confidence in learning. Student satisfaction and self confidence in learning is rated from 1 to 5 where 1 is strongly disagree with the statement and 5 as strongly agree with the statement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

District Headquarters Hospital Chakwal; 🇵🇰 Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan