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Title

Effect of Environmental Awareness‐Based Education on Environmental Attitudes of Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Authors

Evcimen, Hasan; Çiftci, Necmettin; Yıldız, Metin

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of environmental awareness‐based education given to nursing students on their environmental attitudes. Method: This study was designed in a parallel‐group 1:1 single‐blind randomized controlled experimental design. The study was conducted with 110 nursing students studying at a state university in Turkey between November 1, 2023, and March 15, 2024. Data were collected using a personal information form and the Environmental Attitude Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and G Power 3.1.9.7 software. Results: After the training program was applied to the students, it was found that the mean score of the environmental attitude scale of the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.05). It was found that the posttest mean score of the experimental group's environmental attitude scale was higher than the pretest (p < 0.05). Conclusion: It was observed that the environmental awareness‐based education program given to nursing students had a positive effect on environmental attitude. Longitudinal studies on environmental attitude are recommended. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06169189

Subjects

TURKEY; GREENHOUSE effect prevention; ENVIRONMENTAL health; ECOLOGY; ACADEMIC medical centers; T-test (Statistics); SATISFACTION; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; EVALUATION of human services programs; STATISTICAL sampling; QUESTIONNAIRES; BLIND experiment; INTERVIEWING; CLIMATE change; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; NURSING; CONTROL groups; PRE-tests & post-tests; STUDENTS; COLLEGE students; BACCALAUREATE nursing education; STUDENT attitudes; COMPARATIVE studies; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; HEALTH promotion; NURSING students; SOCIAL participation

Publication

Public Health Nursing, 2025, Vol 42, Issue 1, p411

ISSN

0737-1209

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1111/phn.13426