End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program for Senior Nursing Students

NCT ID: NCT07257159

Last Updated: 2025-12-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

59 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-01

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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In this study, between 1 April- 31 May 2025, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 59 senior nursing students who are with 4th year nursing students starting the Nursing Department of Çankırı Karatekin University and Sakarya Applied Sciences University.

Detailed Description

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The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program will be held in a online environment for the students in the intervention group. This training program has been developed based on the literature. The primary aim of the program was to enable participants to recognize their own thoughts and emotions about death, and to support their development in key areas of end-of-life care. Specifically, the content addressed providing care to dying individuals, caring for the deceased person, preparing the body after death, and offering psychosocial support to the bereaved family. The intervention consisted of four weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 90 minutes, delivered in an online group format via online. The training program will be applied to 29 senior nursing students in the intervention group. The sessions were structured to include psychoeducational content, interactive exercises, group discussions, and opportunities for reflection.

Conditions

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Self-Efficacy Attitude End-of-Life Care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The study was planned as a prospective (pre-post-fallow up test), two-armed (1:1), randomized controlled experimental study. This randomized controlled trial will be reported according to the CONSORT guidelines.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Senior nursing students in the intervention and control groups will be masked.

Study Groups

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Intervention

The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program will be held in a online environment for the students in the intervention group. This training program has been developed based on the literature. The primary aim of the program was to enable participants to recognize their own thoughts and emotions about death, and to support their development in key areas of end-of-life care. Specifically, the content addressed providing care to dying individuals, caring for the deceased person, preparing the body after death, and offering psychosocial support to the bereaved family. The intervention consisted of four weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 90 minutes, delivered in an online group format via online. The training program will be applied to 29 senior nursing students in the intervention group. The sessions were structured to include psychoeducational content, interactive exercises, group discussions, and opportunities for reflection.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program

Intervention Type OTHER

The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program will be held in a online environment for the students in the intervention group. This training program has been developed based on the literature. The primary aim of the program was to enable participants to recognize their own thoughts and emotions about death, and to support their development in key areas of end-of-life care. Specifically, the content addressed providing care to dying individuals, caring for the deceased person, preparing the body after death, and offering psychosocial support to the bereaved family. The intervention consisted of four weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 90 minutes, delivered in an online group format via online. The training program will be applied to 29 senior nursing students in the intervention group. The sessions were structured to include psychoeducational content, interactive exercises, group discussions, and opportunities for reflection.

Control

There will be no training or intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program

The End-of-Life Care Preparedness Program will be held in a online environment for the students in the intervention group. This training program has been developed based on the literature. The primary aim of the program was to enable participants to recognize their own thoughts and emotions about death, and to support their development in key areas of end-of-life care. Specifically, the content addressed providing care to dying individuals, caring for the deceased person, preparing the body after death, and offering psychosocial support to the bereaved family. The intervention consisted of four weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 90 minutes, delivered in an online group format via online. The training program will be applied to 29 senior nursing students in the intervention group. The sessions were structured to include psychoeducational content, interactive exercises, group discussions, and opportunities for reflection.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* final-year nursing students
* consent to take part voluntarily
* accessed to the required technology and competencies for attending online sessions

Exclusion Criteria

* failed to complete the data collection tools in full
* missed intervention sessions
* chosed to withdraw at any point during the intervention or follow-up phase
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hilal ALTUNDAL DURU

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hilal ALTUNDAL DURU

Doctor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hilal ALTUNDAL DURU, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Çankırı Karatekin University

Locations

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Çankırı Karatekin University

Çankırı, Center, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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KaratekinU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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