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Effect of Blended Education on Nursing Students’ Awareness and Attitude Towards Organ Donation: A Solomon Four-Group Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Shoaib Dehghani 1
Kaveh Bahmanpour 2
Bijan Nouri 3
Sina Valiee 4

1 Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

2 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University of Sanandaj, Sanandaj, Iran

3 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

4 Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

https://doi.org/10.5812/sdme.79938
Abstract
Background Organ donation requires management to promote awareness and create the proper culture in all societies. Awareness and attitude of students and nursing staff can affect the process of donating organs. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the effect of blended education on the awareness and attitude of nursing students towards organ donation. Methods In this clinical trial study, which used a Solomon four-group design, 94 undergraduate nursing students from Azad University of Sanandaj in 2016 were selected by the census method and randomly assigned to four groups. The data collection tool included demographic data and the Organ Donation Awareness and Attitude Questionnaire blended education was provided to students through a one-day interactive workshop and social networks for 2 weeks. Before and after the intervention, students’ awareness and attitude were evaluated. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS 16 using Fisher, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results The comparison of the awareness level after the intervention in the four groups showed statistically significant differences (P = 0.0001). Moreover, there was a significant difference in the attitude level after the intervention between the four groups (P = 0.02). Conclusions Blended education increases the awareness and attitude of nursing students. Thus, trainers and educators are suggested using blended education to train students regarding donation. Moreover, it is recommended to include the topic of donation in the nurse’s curriculum.

Keywords

Organ Donation
Nurse
Student
Education
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