Assessing genetic and genomic literacy concepts among Albanian nursing and midwifery students: a cross-sectional study.

IF 9.3 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-21 DOI:10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.13

Elona Gaxhja, Mitilda Gugu, Angelo Dante, Armelda Teta, Armela Kapaj, Liljana Ramasaco

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to adapt and validate the Albanian version of the Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory (GNCI) and to assess the level of genomic literacy among nursing and midwifery students.

Methods: Data were collected via a monocentric online cross-sectional study using the Albanian version of the GNCI. Participants included first-, second-, and third-year nursing and midwifery students. Demographic data such as age, sex, year level, and prior exposure to genetics were collected. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-square tests were used to compare demographic characteristics and GNCI scores between groups.

Results: Among the 715 participants, most were female (88.5%) with a median age of 19 years. Most respondents (65%) had not taken a genetics course, and 83.5% had not attended any related training. The mean score was 7.49, corresponding to a scale difficulty of 24.38% correct responses.

Conclusion: The findings reveal a low foundational knowledge of genetics/genomics among future nurses and midwives. It is essential to enhance learning strategies and update curricula to prepare a competent healthcare workforce in precision health.

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评估阿尔巴尼亚护理和助产学生的遗传和基因组素养概念：一项横断面研究。

目的：本研究旨在调整和验证阿尔巴尼亚版的基因组护理概念清单（GNCI），并评估护理和助产学学生的基因组素养水平。方法：使用阿尔巴尼亚版GNCI，通过单中心在线横断面研究收集数据。参与者包括一年级、二年级和三年级的护理和助产学学生。收集了人口统计数据，如年龄、性别、年份水平和先前的遗传学暴露。采用Kruskal-Wallis、Mann-Whitney U和卡方检验比较组间人口统计学特征和GNCI评分。结果：在715名参与者中，大多数为女性（88.5%），中位年龄为19岁。大多数受访者（65%）没有参加过遗传学课程，83.5%没有参加过任何相关培训。平均得分为7.49分，对应的量表难度为正确回答24.38%。结论：研究结果表明未来护士和助产士的遗传学/基因组学基础知识较低。加强学习策略和更新课程是必要的，以准备一个称职的医疗保健工作人员在精确健康。

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Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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9.60

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9.10%

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5 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions aims to provide readers the state-of-the art practical information on the educational evaluation for health professions so that to increase the quality of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education. It is specialized in educational evaluation including adoption of measurement theory to medical health education, promotion of high stakes examination such as national licensing examinations, improvement of nationwide or international programs of education, computer-based testing, computerized adaptive testing, and medical health regulatory bodies. Its field comprises a variety of professions that address public medical health as following but not limited to: Care workers Dental hygienists Dental technicians Dentists Dietitians Emergency medical technicians Health educators Medical record technicians Medical technologists Midwives Nurses Nursing aides Occupational therapists Opticians Oriental medical doctors Oriental medicine dispensers Oriental pharmacists Pharmacists Physical therapists Physicians Prosthetists and Orthotists Radiological technologists Rehabilitation counselor Sanitary technicians Speech-language therapists.