Can a new training boost Nurses' empathy for the elderly?
NCT ID NCT07543627
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a special training program for nursing students to see if it improves their willingness to work with older adults, their empathy, and their communication skills. The program is based on Travelbee's Human-to-Human Relationship theory. 48 third-year nursing students will be split into two groups: one gets the training, the other does not. Researchers will measure changes using surveys before and after the program.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Up to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Being a 3rd-year nursing student, * Agreeing to participate in the research, * Having taken the Geriatric Health Nursing (elective) course Exclusion Criteria: * Having any impediment to participation in extracurricular activities (physical/mental/psychological health problems, transportation or time constraints, etc.). Removal criteria from the research: * Not attending more than 30% of the educational program, * Withdrawing from the research voluntarily, * Incomplete/non-completion of data collection instruments.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University, Faculty of Nursing
Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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