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Earthquake Preparedness Training and Nursing Students' Awareness, Literacy, and Attitudes

NCT06896968 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 95

Last updated 2025-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Earthquakes are natural disasters with sudden and destructive effects, causing loss of life, injuries, psychological trauma, and economic losses. Turkey is located on active fault lines, and a significant portion of its population is at risk of earthquakes. Therefore, earthquake preparedness is critically important for public health.

Nursing students, as future healthcare professionals, must be prepared for disasters. Earthquake preparedness and awareness training enable students to act consciously before, during, and after an earthquake, contributing to their effective participation in disaster management. These training programs enhance earthquake literacy, supporting quick and accurate decision-making in high-risk situations.

This study is designed as a non-randomized, pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental study. Data will be collected using the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Form, "Individuals' Knowledge Scale on Readiness Levels Before and During Earthquakes, Individuals' Behavior Scale on Readiness Levels Before and During Earthquakes, Earthquake Literacy Scale, and Attitudes Toward Earthquake Scale." Assessments will be conducted before the intervention and again at the end of a 12-week period following the intervention.

This study aims to comprehensively examine the impact of earthquake preparedness and awareness training on nursing students studying in a high-risk seismic zone in Turkey. Specifically, it will evaluate the students' readiness levels before and during an earthquake, their earthquake literacy, and their attitudes toward earthquakes. By highlighting the significance of educational programs designed to enhance nursing students' knowledge, preparedness, and attitudes toward earthquakes, this research seeks to contribute to strengthening the role of healthcare professionals in disaster management.

Conditions

  • Nursing Education
  • Earthquake Literacy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Earthquake Preparedness and Awareness Training

Earthquake Preparedness and Awareness Training + standard education

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • SABAHAT COŞKUN, Doç.Dr. · Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversity

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-10
Primary Completion
2025-04-15
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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