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Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Introduction: The population of older adults is rapidly increasing worldwide, presenting both prospects and complexities for society and healthcare professionals to maximize the functional capacity of this age group. Social isolation and loneliness significantly affect this population. The objective...

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Autores principales: Hernández-López, María Jesús, Ruzafa-Martínez, María, Leal-Costa, César, Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús, Díaz-García, Isidora, López-Pérez, María Verónica, Hernández-Méndez, Solanger, García-González, Jessica
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10531334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37761784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11182587
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author Hernández-López, María Jesús
Ruzafa-Martínez, María
Leal-Costa, César
Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús
Díaz-García, Isidora
López-Pérez, María Verónica
Hernández-Méndez, Solanger
García-González, Jessica
author_facet Hernández-López, María Jesús
Ruzafa-Martínez, María
Leal-Costa, César
Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús
Díaz-García, Isidora
López-Pérez, María Verónica
Hernández-Méndez, Solanger
García-González, Jessica
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description Introduction: The population of older adults is rapidly increasing worldwide, presenting both prospects and complexities for society and healthcare professionals to maximize the functional capacity of this age group. Social isolation and loneliness significantly affect this population. The objective was to determine the effectiveness, satisfaction, and perceptions of the simulation-based education practices of a training program for nursing students, which was created to palliate the social isolation and loneliness of older adults. Method: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with nursing students who participated in an online training program using teleservice based on high-fidelity clinical simulation. The program included asynchronous theoretical training and synchronous practical training using an online platform. Five scenarios were designed using simulated phone calls to address the social isolation and loneliness of older adults. Results: Twenty-five nursing students participated in the program, and they had a mean age of 27.44, with 76% of them being women. After the training program, the participants showed statistically significant improvements (p < 0.05) with respect to their knowledge and attitudes towards older adults, and the program was adapted to the best educational practices in simulations. Conclusions: Simulation-based online training efficiently improved the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students towards older adults, improving their ability to address social isolation and loneliness. The high satisfaction and adhesion to the best educational practices underline the usefulness of high-fidelity online simulations, especially in situations in which face-to-face training is not feasible, and accessibility and equilibrium could be guaranteed between work and personal life.
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spelling pubmed-105313342023-09-28 Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study Hernández-López, María Jesús Ruzafa-Martínez, María Leal-Costa, César Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús Díaz-García, Isidora López-Pérez, María Verónica Hernández-Méndez, Solanger García-González, Jessica Healthcare (Basel) Article Introduction: The population of older adults is rapidly increasing worldwide, presenting both prospects and complexities for society and healthcare professionals to maximize the functional capacity of this age group. Social isolation and loneliness significantly affect this population. The objective was to determine the effectiveness, satisfaction, and perceptions of the simulation-based education practices of a training program for nursing students, which was created to palliate the social isolation and loneliness of older adults. Method: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with nursing students who participated in an online training program using teleservice based on high-fidelity clinical simulation. The program included asynchronous theoretical training and synchronous practical training using an online platform. Five scenarios were designed using simulated phone calls to address the social isolation and loneliness of older adults. Results: Twenty-five nursing students participated in the program, and they had a mean age of 27.44, with 76% of them being women. After the training program, the participants showed statistically significant improvements (p < 0.05) with respect to their knowledge and attitudes towards older adults, and the program was adapted to the best educational practices in simulations. Conclusions: Simulation-based online training efficiently improved the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students towards older adults, improving their ability to address social isolation and loneliness. The high satisfaction and adhesion to the best educational practices underline the usefulness of high-fidelity online simulations, especially in situations in which face-to-face training is not feasible, and accessibility and equilibrium could be guaranteed between work and personal life. MDPI 2023-09-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10531334/ /pubmed/37761784 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11182587 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hernández-López, María Jesús
Ruzafa-Martínez, María
Leal-Costa, César
Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús
Díaz-García, Isidora
López-Pérez, María Verónica
Hernández-Méndez, Solanger
García-González, Jessica
Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_full Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_fullStr Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_full_unstemmed Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_short Effects of a Clinical Simulation-Based Training Program for Nursing Students to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study
title_sort effects of a clinical simulation-based training program for nursing students to address social isolation and loneliness in the elderly: a quasi-experimental study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10531334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37761784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11182587
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