Comparison of the effects of Standardized Patient and workshop methods of teaching on midwifery students’ clinical skill in providing sexual health counseling
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of "training the sexual health counseling" applying two methods of "standardized patient based education" and "educational workshop" on midwifery students’ clinical skill in providing sexual health counseling. In this study 62 undergraduate or postgraduate midwifery students who studied at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2014 and passed the theory course of sexual disorders were selected and randomly allocated in standardized patient based or workshops groups. Students were excluded if they absent in one of training or pre or post tests sessions. Intervention in each group included 10 hours of education hold in two-days. Students' skill in providing sexual health counseling was evaluated by trained raters using objective structured clinical evaluation in 5 stations, applying validated check lists before and two weeks after the education.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2014110119779N1
Registration date:2015-05-25, 1394/03/04
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2015-05-25, 1394/03/04
Registrant information
Name
Mina Ardaghi
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 51 3852 8513
Email address
ardaghim911@mums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2014-10-18, 1393/07/26
Expected recruitment end date
2014-11-17, 1393/08/26
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Comparison of the effects of Standardized Patient and workshop methods of teaching on midwifery students’ clinical skill in providing sexual health counseling
Public title
effects of teaching sexual health counseling on midwifery students’ clinical skill in providing sexual health counseling
Purpose
Other
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery students, passing sexual disorders theory, consent to participate in research.
Exclusion criteria: the absence in one of educational sessions or course examinations.
Age
From 21 years old to 41 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
62
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Randomization was performed by using the table of random numbers
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Central Organization of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Avenue, Mashhad
City
mashhad
Postal code
Approval date
2014-07-12, 1393/04/21
Ethics committee reference number
922753
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
sexual health counseling
ICD-10 code
Z70.8
ICD-10 code description
Other sex counselling
Primary outcomes
1
Description
students’ clinical skill in providing sexual health counseling
Timepoint
Once before the intervention and again two weeks after the intervention
Method of measurement
According to step by step checklist
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention 1: In standardized patient-based group, the educational content include definition and fundamentals of sexual health counseling, sexual history taking, normal intercourse, sexual activity during pregnancy, breast feeding and menopause and sexual disorders that were delivered using lecture, slide show and questions and answers in the first day. On the second day the students were divided into five small groups. Education was performed with 5 standard patients with different complains that played five different scenarios. In each small group, students practiced the sexual history taking, diagnosis and treatment for one of standardized patients for 30 minutes. Then all groups joint in a large group and in each session that lasted for nearly 50 minutes, a student from each group, took a sexual history from a SP that previously practiced in small group and presented her diagnosis and treatment plan and answered to the students' questions in this regard. Ultimately researchers presented the required complementary explanation about the SP's complaint and summarized the discussion.
Category
Other
2
Description
Intervention 2: In workshop group, the educational content and teaching methods were similar to the standardized patient group on the first day. On the second day students were divided into six small groups and each group had 5 times of small group discussion. In each time, they studied a case and discussed about it in 30 minutes. The cases were similar to scenarios of standardized patient of previous group. After each session of discussion about the cases, the small groups joint together and during the next 30 minutes, one of the students presented the results of their group discussion and answered to the students' questions in this regard. Ultimately researchers presented the complementary explanation about each case and answered the students' questions.
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Mashhad
Full name of responsible person
Mina Ardaghi
Street address
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ibn-Sina Avenue, Crossroads Doktora, Daneshgah Avenue, Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Vice chancellor for research, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Mohsen Tafaghodi
Street address
Central Organization of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Avenue, Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Vice chancellor for research, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Mashhad
Full name of responsible person
Mina Ardaghi
Position
postgraduate Midwifery Students
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ibn-Sina Avenue, Crossroads Doktora, Daneshgah Avenue, Mashhad