E-learning modules to enhance student nurses’ perceptions of older people: a single group pre-post quasi-experimental study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

E-learning modules to enhance student nurses’ perceptions of older people: a single group pre-post quasi-experimental study

Published:2023-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:20 Page:
ISSN:2194-5772
Container-title:International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
language:en
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Author:

Devkota Rashmi¹^ORCID,Dahlke Sherry²^ORCID,Fox Mary T.³^ORCID,Davidson Sandra⁴^ORCID,Hunter Kathleen F.⁵^ORCID,Butler Jeffrey I.²^ORCID,Shrestha Shovana²^ORCID,Chasteen Alison L.⁶^ORCID,Moody Elaine⁷,Martin Lori Schindel⁸,Pietrosanu Matthew⁹

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy , Edmonton , AB , Canada

2. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy , Edmonton , AB , Canada

3. School of Nursing, York University Centre for Aging Research & Education, York University , Toronto , ON , Canada

4. Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada

5. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada

6. Department of Psychology , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada

7. School of Nursing, Dalhousie University , Halifax , NS , Canada

8. Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University , Toronto , ON , Canada

9. University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada

Abstract

Abstract Objectives To examine whether e-learning activities on cognitive impairment (CI), continence and mobility (CM) and understanding and communication (UC) improve student nurses’ knowledge and attitudes in the care of older adults. Methods A quasi-experimental single group pre-post-test design was used. We included 299 undergraduate nursing students for the CI module, 304 for the CM module, and 313 for the UC module. We administered knowledge quizzes, Likert scales, and a feedback survey to measure student nurses’ knowledge, ageist beliefs, and feedback on the modules respectively. Results Participants demonstrated significantly more knowledge and reduced ageist attitudes following the e-learning activities. Conclusions Findings suggest that e-learning activities on cognitive impairment, continence and mobility, and understanding and communication improve knowledge and reduce ageist attitudes among nursing students.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Education,General Nursing

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ijnes-2023-0059/pdf

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