Developing Nursing Students Attitudes Towards Refugees Based on Contact Hypothesis: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Refugees
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
- Enrollment
- 90
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Xenophobia,
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to determine effect of program about developing nursing students' attitudes towards refugees based on contact hypothesis on Xenophobia, Attitude towards Refugees and Intercultural Sensitivity.
Detailed Description
This Randomized Controlled Trials has been conducted with Bachelor's degree in nursing. Ninety students selected and randomly assigned to the intervention and control group as 45 students. Intervention group received a program about developing refugees health for 12 weeks. The content of this program consists of education and practices for refugees health. Primary Outcome Measure: Xenophobia, Attitude towards Refugees and Intercultural Sensitivity Scale.
Investigators
Tuba Demirel
Assistant Professor at Nursing Faculty
Selcuk University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •The university students in the fourth year of nursing education
Exclusion Criteria
- •Refugees or immigrants students
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Xenophobia,
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Xenophobia Scale: The scale consists of 11 items and a single factor structure. The lowest score that can be obtained from Likert type scale (6 options) is 14 and the highest score is 84; The higher the score, the higher the risk of xenophobia.
Intercultural Sensitivity
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Intercultural Sensitivity Scale: The scale consists of 24 items and is a five-point likert type. The lowest total score that can be obtained from the scale is 24 and the highest total score is 120. The increase in the total score obtained from the scale indicates that the level of cultural sensitivity increased.
Attitude towards Refugees
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Attitude towards Refugees Scale: The scale is a likert type (5 options) and has 5 sub-dimensions