Comparison of the effect of decision-making skills training on ethical development of midwifery students with two methods of problem solving and computer simulation in the face of professional ethics conflicts.
This study is a non- randomized controlled trial of two groups, before and after. Students who pass the professional ethics unit and have not participated in the problem solving skills workshop during the last six months. The study population included 80 students The midwifery of the University of Medical Sciences (and in the case of a small sample size) will provide undergraduate midwifery students at Mashhad Azad University in the first semester of the academic year 1395-1396. After taking pretest of the students from both groups, one training course is arranged in two types of problem solving and simulation for each group in the form of 4 two-hour sessions, and then after one week and one month after the intervention, from both groups, the post-test is taken. The result of the study is the score obtained from the decision-making skill in dealing with the conflicts of professional ethics of midwifery students.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2016070628817N1
Registration date:2017-09-14, 1396/06/23
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2017-09-14, 1396/06/23
Registrant information
Name
Rehaneh Ashourzadeh
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 513859151113
Email address
ashourzadehr931@mums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Vice chancellor for research,Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2017-04-09, 1396/01/20
Expected recruitment end date
2017-08-11, 1396/05/20
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Comparison of the effect of decision-making skills training on ethical development of midwifery students with two methods of problem solving and computer simulation in the face of professional ethics conflicts.
Public title
The Effect of Teaching Decision Skills on the Students' Ethical Evolution
Purpose
Other
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: being Iranian and Muslim, having informed consent to participate in the study, being a midwifery student, having passed the professional ethics course.
Exclusion criteria: nit participating in any problem-solving skill workshops or classes during the past 6 months
Age
From 20 years old to 45 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
2-3
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
80
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Not randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
1
Registry name
-
Secondary trial Id
-
Registration date
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical sciences
Street address
Street University-School of Medicine
City
Mashhad
Postal code
511
Approval date
2016-09-28, 1395/07/07
Ethics committee reference number
IR.MUMS.REC.1395.342
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Decision-making skill in professional ethical dilemma
ICD-10 code
Z51
ICD-10 code description
Other medical care
Primary outcomes
1
Description
decision-making skills in the face of professional ethical conflicts
Timepoint
Before the intervention, one week after the intervention, one month after intervention
Method of measurement
Researcher-made questionnaire based on the Nursing Dilemma Test questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
The level of satisfaction with the educational methods
Timepoint
Right after the intervention
Method of measurement
Researcher-made questionnaire
Intervention groups
1
Description
Interrention1:at the beginning of the study, a two-hour workshop for educating problem-solving oriented method will be conducted and groups will be established. Students will be assigned into eight groups of 5 and each group, besides the teacher, will have a team leader. Problem-solving education contains 5 steps: 1- reading the problem, 2-brain storming about the problem, 3- determining and prioritizing the learning topics, 4- searching and collecting the information and 5- sharing and merging the information and would be presented during 4 two-hour sessions and at the beginning of each session, three scenarios about three hypothetical patients with created ethical conflicts who require midwifery services, will be presented. Then, after 15 minutes of explanation for each case, using brain storming, learning needs would be determined and the required information sources for students will be introduced. At the end, with teacher’s cooperation, the topic will be discussed, concluded and modified.
Category
Other
2
Description
Interrention2: In the computer simulation group, after preparation of the program, the provided version will be examined by the experts of midwifery and ethics. If approved, it will be applied at the same time as the problem-solving oriented group. Before the intervention, a two-hour workshop will be conducted for introducing the program’s environment to the students. Topics that will be presented to the students at the workshop are: stages of registry, different elements of accessing method and the method of using the program. Also, each participant will be given a username and a password to access the program. This group’s education will be conducted with researcher-made software based on problem-solving and as a computer simulation. The program contains an introduction page, a main page, a menu for selecting the scenario and 6 animated scenarios. The designed ethical scenario will be developed using a 6-step integrated ethical decision-making model (including recognizing the problem, finding the possible solutions, evaluating the solutions, selecting the best solution, applying the decision and evaluating the outcomes of the applied decision). It means that the learner will be asked to choose a problem. Before defining a specific problem, information will be gathered through the system. The questions will be aligned in a way that they will guide the learner toward solving the problem step-by-step. Recommending a replacement option for the learner will be provided by
Category
Treatment - Drugs
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad
Full name of responsible person
Rehaneh Ashourzadeh
Street address
'School of Nursing and Midwifery, unervicity street, Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Vice Chancellor for reserch of Mashhad University of Medical Scien
Full name of responsible person
Robab Latifnejad Roodsare
Street address
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Grant name
بودجه معاونت پژوهش و فناوری
Grant code / Reference number
950013
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Vice Chancellor for reserch of Mashhad University of Medical Scien
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Rehaneh Ashourzadeh
Position
student-bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Daneegh7, Avenue Danesh, Neghab
City
Govine
Postal code
Phone
+98 51145226104
Fax
Email
ashourzadehr931@mums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Talat KhdiveZadeh
Position
P.H.D
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
City
Mashhad
Postal code
Phone
+98 5113859151113
Fax
Email
khadivzadeht@mums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Rehaneh Ashourzade
Position
Bachelor/student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Danesh7, Avenue Danesh, Neghab
City
Govine
Postal code
0511
Phone
+98 51145226104
Fax
Email
ashourzadehr931@mums.ac.ir
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)