Development of a Perinatal Nursing Education Program for the Prevention of Child Abuse for Tomorrow's Clinical Practice: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19689
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: BABA Kaori 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 助教 (00825127)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 児童虐待 / 虐待予防 / イーラーニング / 周産期看護 / ICT / 教育教材 / オンラインプログラム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, an educational program was developed to provide perinatal nurses with the comprehensive knowledge necessary for abuse prevention and to acquire the practical skills to apply the knowledge. First, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to obtain evidence to reflect in the educational program, and a reanalysis of the target needs for the "web-learning program" created by the researcher was conducted. A subsequent survey of eight experts in abuse prevention identified areas for improvement in the program. Finally, a "revised Web-learning program" was created and its effectiveness was verified (n=68). The mean score of the pre-test was 9.8 and the post-test was 11.9 (t=7.5, p<0.001), a significant increase, indicating the expected effectiveness.

Free Research Field

助産学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

虐待ケースは増加の一途であり、その予防の重要性が強調されている。虐待予防を実践すべき領域は、周産期にまで求められるものの、虐待予防を実践するためには、看護学や助産学に限らず、社会的背景や福祉、司法に至る広い知識が必要である。しかし、こういった包括的知識を得るためのオンライン教育プログラムは十分に確立されていない現状がある。本研究により開発したオンライン教育プログラムは、知識の習得効果が示されたことから、初学者にとっての最初の学習ツールとしては十分な実用可能性がある。