The Effect of the Awareness Development Program on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses

NCT ID: NCT06282263

Last Updated: 2024-02-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-25

Study Completion Date

2023-11-02

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses on the levels of knowledge, stigma and perception of efficacy towards suicide in oncology nurses. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. At the end of the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses applied to nurses working in the field of oncology and at the end of the 3-month follow-up, is there a difference between the knowledge levels of nurses about suicide according to the pre-programme and control group?
2. At the end of the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses applied to nurses working in the field of oncology and at the end of the 3-month follow-up, is there a difference between the perception of efficacy levels of nurses regarding suicide according to the pre-programme and control group.
3. At the end of the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses applied to nurses working in the field of oncology and at the end of the 3-month follow-up, is there a difference between the stigma levels of nurses towards suicide according to the pre-programme and control group.
4. Is there a significant relationship between the levels of knowledge about suicide, perception of efficacy regarding suicide, and stigma towards suicide in the pre-test and post-test measurements of the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses applied to nurses working in the field of oncology.
5. Is there a significant relationship between the levels of knowledge about suicide, perception of efficacy regarding suicide, and stigma towards suicide in the pre-test-follow-up test measurements of the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses applied to nurses working in the field of oncology.

Participants will participate the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses. Oncology Nurses are expected to complete the pre-test, post-test and follow-up tests.

Researchers will compare control group to see if effect of "the Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention"

Detailed Description

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This research is an intervention study with a pre-test, post-test, follow-up design and control group, which was conducted to examine the effect of the "Awareness Development Program on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses" on oncology nurses' knowledge, stigma and effectiveness perception levels regarding managing suicide risk.

Conditions

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Suicide Prevention Nurses

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This study was a pre-test, post-test, follow-up design and control group intervention study conducted to examine the effect of "Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses" on oncology nurses' knowledge, stigma and perception of efficacy regarding suicide risk management.
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

"Awareness Development Program on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses" was applied to the nurses in the experimental group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

"Awareness Development Program on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses"

Intervention Type OTHER

While developing the "Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses" applied to the nurses in the experimental group, literature information on suicide risk management and suicide prevention in oncology was included in the study content by the researchers. "Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses" includes 3 sessions and the titles of the programme are as follows:

Session 1: Introduction to Understanding Suicide "Awareness and Development" Session 2: Assessing Suicide Risk Session 3: Management of Suicide Risk "Communication and Referral" The programme was submitted to the opinions of 5 experts before starting the study and the programme was finalised after the feedbacks.

Control Group

No programme was applied to the control group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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"Awareness Development Program on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses"

While developing the "Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses" applied to the nurses in the experimental group, literature information on suicide risk management and suicide prevention in oncology was included in the study content by the researchers. "Awareness Development Programme on Suicide Prevention for Oncology Nurses" includes 3 sessions and the titles of the programme are as follows:

Session 1: Introduction to Understanding Suicide "Awareness and Development" Session 2: Assessing Suicide Risk Session 3: Management of Suicide Risk "Communication and Referral" The programme was submitted to the opinions of 5 experts before starting the study and the programme was finalised after the feedbacks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* To be willing to participate in the study,
* Being a nurse working in oncology inpatient clinics (medical oncology, medical oncology, gastroenterology oncology, nephrology oncology, urooncology, gynaecological oncology, haematological oncology inpatient clinics), Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) unit, outpatient chemotherapy unit and oncology outpatient clinic,
* To know how to use a smart mobile phone or computer.

Exclusion Criteria

* To have training other than undergraduate education for suicide prevention,
* To care for paediatric oncology patients,
* To have worked in a psychiatric clinic or to have postgraduate education in the field of psychiatric nursing.
* Failure to attend two out of three sessions during the training programme,
* Failure to demonstrate the motor skills to participate in online training
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sevda Ozturk

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sevda Ozturk

Research Assistant Sevda Öztürk

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Duygu Hiçdurmaz, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hacettepe University

Locations

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Hacettepe University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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1292

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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