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Saleh ZT, Elshatarat RA, Almarwani AM, Alahmadi HA, Elneblawi NH, Al-Za'areer MS, Alhujaili AD, Saleh AM, Abdel-Aziz HR, Al-Sayaghi KM. Saudi Nursing Students' Knowledge and Perception of Testicular Cancer Assessment and Management: A Cross-Sectional Study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2023; 24:1289-1295. [PMID: 37116151 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2023.24.4.1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Testicular cancer (TC) incidence is increasing worldwide. This study aimed to investigate Saudi nursing students' knowledge and perception about TC. METHOD This cross-sectional study was done using convenience sampling method. In this study, 280 nursing students from different nursing schools in six cities of Saudi Arabia were recruited. A structured self-report questionnaire was used to collect data. RESULT About 49.2% of the participants received education about TC in their nursing schools. The findings showed lack of enough knowledge about TC among Saudi nursing students. Mostly, the participants reported that heredity factor and having family history of TC (48.9%) and age between 56 and 70 years (41.8%) were the most common risk factors of TC. According to the participants, physical examination was the most common diagnostic test usually used for early detection of TC (40.4%) and biopsy test was the most accurate test to confirm TC diagnosis (45.4%). Only one third of the participants (34.6%) knew that between 75% and 100% of TC cases can be cured in case of early detection. About half of the participants (51.8%) reported that surgical procedure was the most common treatment for TC. The nursing students who had high GPA (r=0.86, p<0.001), were unwilling to get more information on TC (r=0.24, p=0.04), had family history of TC (r= 0.53, p=0.02), medical problems with testicles (r= 0.69, p=0.01), received education about TC in their school of nursing (r=0.65, p=0.02), and were more self-confident in assessing and managing TC (r=0.38, p=0.03) had higher level knowledge about TC. Conclusion: Despite the importance of nurses' roles in assessing and managing TC, nursing students in Saudi Arabia still did not have enough knowledge about TC. Improving nursing programs' curricula and conducting health education programs are recommended.
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- Zyad T Saleh
- Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Health Science and Nursing, Al- Rayan Colleges, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Health Science and Nursing, Al- Rayan Colleges, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Faculty of Medicine, University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Nursing Division, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
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Haddeland K, Slettebø Å, Svensson E, Carstens P, Fossum M. Validity of a questionnaire developed to measure the impact of a high-fidelity simulation intervention: A feasibility study. J Adv Nurs 2019; 75:2673-2682. [PMID: 31115060 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the validity and responsiveness of a questionnaire developed to measure the impact of a high-fidelity simulation intervention. DESIGN A pre- and postintervention design. METHODS In August 2017, 107 participants completed a questionnaire measuring knowledge and perceived self-confidence pre- and postintervention. Validity of the questionnaire was determined by expert reviews, individual interviews and estimates of the changes in knowledge and perceived self-confidence. The changes were estimated by the differences between paired proportions of participants. The responsiveness of the ordered categorical item scores on self-confidence was evaluated by the measure of systematic group change and individual variations. RESULTS The analysis of the interviews resulted in three themes: item content, item style and the administration of the questionnaire. An intervention effect on knowledge assessments was shown by the changes in paired proportions of participants with increased or decreased correct assessments (ranging from -25.5 - 24.8 percentage units). The responsiveness of the self-confidence scale was confirmed by evidence of post-intervention systematic group changes towards higher levels. CONCLUSION This study provides useful experience for a forthcoming randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of high-fidelity simulation on undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and self-confidence when assessing patient deterioration. IMPACT Cause-and-effect relationship between simulation and learning is required to improve nursing education. A statistically significant rise in students' knowledge and levels of self-confidence after simulation were identified in this study. The study provided important aspects of future research study designs.
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- Kristine Haddeland
- Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Centre for Caring Research - Southern Norway, University of Agder, Agder, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Centre for Caring Research - Southern Norway, University of Agder, Agder, Norway
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- Department of Statistics, Swedish Business School at Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Centre for Caring Research - Southern Norway, University of Agder, Agder, Norway
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