Jallyne Colares Bezerra, Hévila Ferreira Gomes Medeiros Braga, Antônio Marcos de Souza Soares, Maria Jocelane Nascimento da Silva, Antônia Ellen Jardani de Souza Medeiros, Emília Soares Chaves Rouberte, Flávia Paula Magalhães Monteiro, Emanuella Silva Joventino Melo
{"title":"Educational technology to promote self-efficacy in newborn care: a validation study.","authors":"Jallyne Colares Bezerra, Hévila Ferreira Gomes Medeiros Braga, Antônio Marcos de Souza Soares, Maria Jocelane Nascimento da Silva, Antônia Ellen Jardani de Souza Medeiros, Emília Soares Chaves Rouberte, Flávia Paula Magalhães Monteiro, Emanuella Silva Joventino Melo","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n2e14","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n2e14","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To build and validate an educational technology consisting of a flipchart to promote self-efficacy in newborn care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A methodological study was carried out in two stages: (i) creation of the flipchart and (ii) validation by 25 experts and 50 people who could be the target audience (pregnant women, mothers or family members of newborns). Clarity, language, practical relevance and theoretical relevance were reviewed using the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) instrument. The Content Validity Index and the Flesch Readability Index were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The serial album \"Can you take care of your baby\" consists of 30 pages. The overall Content Validity Index was 0.93 among experts and 1.0 among the target audience. The flipchart was considered superior quality material, reaching an agreement percentage of 94.9, indicating that it is suitable as an educational technology. Participants suggested adjustments, incorporated into the material for printed production.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The flipchart developed and with content validated by experts is suitable for use in health education activities that aim to promote self-efficacy in caring for newborns.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11297462/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporally Prescription of Care: a Challenge to Advance in Nursing Sciences.","authors":"Loreto Maciá Soler","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n2e01","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n2e01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11297473/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Víctor Pérez Cantó, Víctor M González Chorda, Francisco Miguel Escandell Rico, Manuel Platero Horcajadas, Francisco Javier Ferrández Pastor, Ana Castillo López, María Jesús Valero Chillerón, Loreto Maciá Soler
{"title":"Development and Evaluation of a Software Designed by a Nursing and Technology Team to Assess the Health Status of Adults over 65 Years of Age.","authors":"Víctor Pérez Cantó, Víctor M González Chorda, Francisco Miguel Escandell Rico, Manuel Platero Horcajadas, Francisco Javier Ferrández Pastor, Ana Castillo López, María Jesús Valero Chillerón, Loreto Maciá Soler","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n2e07","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n2e07","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This work sought to develop the Actuasalud platform as a useful tool for nursing that permits assessing health, in term of frailty, in population over 65 years of age.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For the design and development of Actuasalud, two working groups were formed: one from nursing with different profiles, to identify the scientific content and a computer science group responsible for the software programming and development. Both teams adapted the scientific content to the technology so that the tool would allow for population screening with detection of health problems and frailty states.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The software was developed in three large blocks that include all the dimensions of frailty: a: sociodemographic variables, b: comorbidities, and c: assessment tools of autonomy-related needs that evaluate the dimensions of frailty. At the end of the evaluation, a detailed report is displayed through bar diagram with the diagnosis of each of the dimensions assessed. The assessment in the participating elderly showed that 44.7% (n = 38) of the population was considered not frail, and 55.3%; (n = 47) as frail. Regarding associated pathologies, high blood pressure (67.1%; n = 57), osteoarthritis and/or arthritis (55.3%; n = 47), diabetes (48.2%; n = 41) and falls during the last year (35.3%; n = 30) were highlighted.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Actuasalud is an application that allows nursing professionals to evaluate frailty and issue a quick diagnosis with ordered sequence, which helps to provide individualized care to elderly individuals according to the problems detected during the evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11297472/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of environmental ethics, spiritual health, and its relationship with environmental protection behaviors in nursing students.","authors":"Mohammad Saeed Jadgal, Abdulwahid Bamri, Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani, Nasir Jadgal, Moradali Zareipour","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e14","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e14","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the relationship between environmental ethics, spiritual health, and environmental behavior among nursing students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 200 iranian students from the Chabahar Nursing School were selected using a simple random sampling method. The data collection tool included a questionnaire on demographic information, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards the environment, environmental ethics, and spiritual health. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to evaluate the conceptual framework in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean score for environmental ethics among nursing students was 65.73±10.61 out of 100. Most of the students (47%) had desirable environmental ethics. The knowledge structure (β=0.46) predicted attitude. The attitude structure also predicted environmental behavior (β=0.28) and spiritual health (β=0.31). Ultimately, the results showed that spiritual health and environmental ethics predict environmental behavior directly and indirectly (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Spiritual health and environmental ethics were strong predictors of environmental behavior. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account not only students' spiritual health but also their ethical behaviors to promote environmental protection behaviors in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290894/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani, Ahmad Sotoudeh, Ali Asadian, Sara Heydari, Moradali Zareipour
{"title":"The Effect of an Educational Intervention Based on the Health Action Process Approach on Nurses' Communication Skills.","authors":"Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani, Ahmad Sotoudeh, Ali Asadian, Sara Heydari, Moradali Zareipour","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e13","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e13","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to the effects of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) in promoting the quality of nurses' communication skills among nurses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present quasi-experimental research was conducted on 148 nurses (76 in the intervention and 72 in the control group) in Yazd province (Iran). In this study, the total number of nurses in one hospital was selected as the intervention group, while the nurses from another hospital were chosen as the control group. The participants were recruited from public hospitals in Ardakan and Meibod cities. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) Constructs and a communicative skill questionnaire. The data were collected from the two groups before, one month after, and four months after the intervention. The control group did not receive any educational training during the course of the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the pretest, no statistically significant difference was found between the intervention and control groups regarding the behavioral stages of effective communication with patients. In the posttest, the mean task self-efficacy score was significantly increased in the intervention group compared to the control (p<0.001). The mean coping self-efficacy score was also significantly higher in the intervention group than the control in the posttest (p<0.001). Moreover, the mean coping planning score was significantly increased in the post-test intervention group(p < 0.001). The mean communicative skill score was also significantly increased in the intervention group compared to the post-test control (p=0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The intervention used in the present study based on the target model (HAPA) significantly affected nurses' self-efficacy and communicative skills in the experimental group.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Construction and validation of an Entrepreneurship Measurement Instrument for nursing students.","authors":"Isabel Del Arco Bravo, Mercé Muñoz Gimeno","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e12","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e12","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop a valid and reliable scale to measure entrepreneurship competences of nursing students, by assessing the level of development of diverse entrepreneurship dimensions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An Entrepreneurship Measurement Instrument, Catalonia (IME.Cat) was constructed, by adapting two existing instruments, and a psychometric study was performed to address the validity of the content and the construct, and the reliability. The internal consistency and the discrimination capacity of the instrument's items were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The IME.Cat scale showed a high reliability (α=0.89) for the complete set of items. The Cronbach's α value of the individual dimensions were: Problem management=0.78; Creativity=0.76; Personal confidence =0.64; and Risk acceptance =0.46. The corrected homogeneity indices for each of the item in the instrument were high (>0.40). The Confirmatory Factorial Analysis validated the proposed structure of the items according to dimension.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The IME.Cat scale showed solid psychometric values for assessing the entrepreneurship competences of nursing students within its dimensions, which are fundamental for the professional development of nursing.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290903/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Luis Almeida da Silva, Myria Ribeiro da Silva, Talita Hevilyn Ramos da Cruz Almeida, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa
{"title":"Educational interventions to prevent urinary infections in institutionalized elderly people. Quasi-experimental Study.","authors":"João Luis Almeida da Silva, Myria Ribeiro da Silva, Talita Hevilyn Ramos da Cruz Almeida, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e05","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e05","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the effectiveness of an educational intervention among nursing professionals and caregivers to prevent urinary tract infections in institutionalized elderly people.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>this is a quasi-experimental study carried out with 20 people (7 nurses and 13 formal caregivers). A questionnaire was applied during the pre-intervention stage, then professional training was carried out and finally, the questionnaire was reapplied 6 months after the intervention. The prevalence profile and factors associated with urinary infections in 116 elderly people was evaluated before and after the educational interventions. Statistical analysis was performed using association and correlation tests, logistic regression model comparison and prevalence rates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average number of correct answers by the nursing professionals and caregivers after the educational intervention increased from the pre to the post-test by 52% regarding signs of urinary infection, 32% regarding its symptoms, 72.5% regarding its treatment, 40% regarding personal/behavioral and morbidity-related risk factors, 59% regarding conditional factors and 43.8% regarding its preventive measures. The team of caregivers showed a greater gain in knowledge compared to the nursing team in almost every question (p<0.05). The length of time working in elderly care showed no positive correlation with any variable (R< p>0.05). The prevalence of urinary tract infection in the pre-intervention period was 33.62%, and 20% in the post-intervention period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The educational intervention was effective in preventing urinary tract infections in the elderly. The increased knowledge acquired by nurses and caregivers was associated with a reduction in the infection rate and an improvement in the most prevalent modifiable factors for the development of this type of pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of Orem self-care model on the improvement of symptoms and quality of life in patients with diabetes: A scoping review.","authors":"Mohammadamin Jandaghian Bidgoli, Sheida Jamalnia, Marzieh Pashmforosh, Negin Shaterian, Pouriya Darabiyan, Alireza Rafi","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e08","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e08","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to evaluate the association of Orem self-care model improvement of symptoms and quality of life in patients with diabetes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review was carried on bibliographic databases: PubMed-Medline, Scopus, SID and Magiran. The inclusion criteria encompassed studies examining the impact of the Orem self-care model on diabetic patients. Studies considered for inclusion needed to have full-text availability and be written in either English or Persian, with key words including \"Models\", \"Nursing\", \"Quality of Life\", and \"Diabetes Mellitus\". CONSORT checklist and STROBE statement were selected for quality assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 9 studies were included, all using quantitative methodology and focusing on adults or older adults. The majority of articles focused on quality of life and diabetic symptoms. 8 studies showed positive outcomes after implementation of the model. The findings indicate that this model led to an enhanced level of self-efficacy, improved quality of life, and better self-care practices among diabetic patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Orem self-care model can reduce the diabetic symptoms and improve the quality of life, self-efficacy and self-care in these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Educational intervention on perceived stress among adults with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome: a non-randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Alka Guleria, Kanika LastName, Yogesh Kumar, Jyoti Sarin","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e04","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the effectiveness of Virtual Teaching (VT) Programme regarding palliative care on knowledge, self-efficacy and attitude among Nursing Personnel working in selected hospitals of North India.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quasi-experimental study with non-equivalent control group pre-test-post-test design was conducted on 121 Nursing Personnel, selected by convenient sampling technique. Knowledge, self-efficacy and attitude were assessed using structured knowledge questionnaire, Palliative Care Self-efficacy Scale, and Frommelt Attitudes toward care of dying scale respectively. Nursing personnel in experimental group received Virtual Teaching Programme regarding palliative care whereas those in comparison group received conventional teaching (CT). The study included a pre-test followed by the teaching (virtual/ conventional) on day one. The post-test was conducted on 15th day after the intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that there was a significant difference in mean post-test knowledge (VT group: 17.11 to CT group: 25.05; t=9.25, p<0.001), self-efficacy (VT group: 39.27 to CT group: 43.38; t=6.39, p<0.001) and attitude (VT group: 108.86 to CT group: 133.23; t=9.27, p<0.001) scores between virtual teaching group and conventional teaching group. ANCOVA test revealed statistically significant differences in the mean scores of knowledge [F (1.11) = 86.61, p<0.001], self-efficacy [F (1.11) = 841.75, p<0.001] and attitude [F (1.11) = 82.92, p<0.001] between the groups, with higher means obtained in the CT group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Virtual Teaching programme and Conventional teaching both were effective in enhancing the knowledge, self-efficacy and attitude among Nursing Personnel regarding palliative care with conventional teaching being more effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290900/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing and Achieving Quality in Qualitative Research: Clues for Researchers in Training.","authors":"Carmen de la Cuesta Benjumea","doi":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e02","DOIUrl":"10.17533/udea.iee.v42n1e02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This article deals with the particularities of the quality of qualitative research, under the double lens of valuing it and ensuring it. While achieving the quality of qualitative research concerns only those who have opted for this methodology, assessing it is everyone's business because researchers in training will encounter, in the literature reviews, qualitative studies on which they must reflect and estimate their quality. Appreciating the quality of a research work is a complex activity as it is situated within a context and conducted by individuals who use any of the means available to do so. The means they use are criteria as evaluation guides and criteria checklists. For researchers in training, I suggest some guiding criteria to evaluate qualitative publications and ensure quality during the research process, key issues that they must address.</p>","PeriodicalId":53477,"journal":{"name":"Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290893/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}