Effect of Peer Education on Climate Change Awareness and Anxiety in Nursing Students
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Peer Education.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Climate Change Awareness, Climate Change Anxiety. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
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Official title
The Effect of Peer Education on Climate Change Awareness and Anxiety in Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Overview
This study aims to evaluate the effect of peer education on climate change awareness and climate change anxiety levels among nursing students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Aydin University. Within the scope of the study, changes in students' awareness and anxiety levels before and after the peer education intervention will be assessed. The study is expected to contribute to improving nursing students' knowledge and awareness regarding the health impacts of climate change and to support the integration of sustainability and environmental health into nursing education.
Detailed description
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of peer education on climate change awareness and climate change anxiety levels among nursing students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Aydin University.
The study will be conducted using a single-group quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design. Nursing students enrolled in the department will constitute the study population.
Based on a power analysis conducted with a significance level of 0.05 (α=0.05), a statistical power of 95% (1-β=0.95), and a medium effect size (Cohen's d=0.50), a minimum sample size of 54 participants was calculated. Considering a possible data loss rate of 10-15%, it is planned to recruit approximately 65 students.
The study aims to determine nursing students' knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity regarding the health impacts of climate change, and to contribute to strengthening the sustainability and environmental health components of nursing education.
This research is also aligned with the International Council of Nurses (ICN, 2018) call for nurses to reduce the negative effects of climate change on public health, support climate action, and contribute to sustainable development goals.
Furthermore, the study contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being Goal 4: Quality Education Goal 13: Climate Action
Exclusion Criteria:
Being a non-nursing student or a guest student Not providing informed consent Submitting incomplete questionnaires (≥20% missing responses)
Interventions
- Other Peer Education
Peer education sessions will be provided to nursing students to improve their knowledge and awareness about climate change and its health impacts.
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Climate Change Awareness Levels [Time frame: Baseline and immediately after peer education intervention]
- Change in Climate Change Anxiety Levels [Time frame: Baseline and immediately after peer education intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Being a nursing student at the Faculty of Health Sciences Being enrolled at Istanbul Aydin University Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study Providing informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Being a student outside the nursing department or a guest student Not providing informed consent Submitting incomplete questionnaires (≥20% missing responses)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Health Sciences — Istanbul
Publications
- Atwoli L, Baqui AH, Benfield T, Bosurgi R, Godlee F, Hancocks S, et al. Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health; wealthy nations must do much more, much faster. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2021;10(10):602-4. Hess JJ, McDowell JZ, Luber G. Integrating climate change adaptation into public health practice: using adaptive management to
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07528976 · Tugbas