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ArticleJMIR research protocols2024

Evaluating the Appropriateness of Podcasts to Improve the Knowledge and Awareness of Selected Health Topics Among Undergraduate General Nursing Students: Protocol for an International Feasibility Study.

Alanna Denny, Brian Curtin, Simon Taylor-Robinson, Griphin Baxter Chirambo, Liezel Cilliers, Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu, Ciara O'Meara, Richard Booth, John O'Donoghue

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Alanna DennyUniversity College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6776-0897
Brian CurtinUniversity College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2637-2435
Simon Taylor-RobinsonImperial College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8811-1834
Griphin Baxter ChiramboFaculty of Health Sciences, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-1840
Liezel CilliersUniversity of Fort Hare, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9493-4311
Tsung-Shu Joseph WuResearch Department, Luke International, Mzuzu City, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6155-9340
Ciara O'MearaSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-1765
Richard BoothWestern University, Ontario, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-9954
John O'DonoghueASSERT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6056-8640
Mzuzu University · MWUniversity College Cork · IEImperial College London · GBOllscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEUniversity of Fort Hare · ZAWestern University · CA

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Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPodcasts have proven to be a successful alternative source of educational material for students. Given the ability to listen to podcasts 24/7 and while on the go, this technology has the potential to provide informative and educational material to a large number of people at any given time. Podcasts are usually freely available on commonly used mobile devices, such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

objectiveThis paper describes the impact of health-related podcasts as an intervention tool to support the knowledge and awareness of nursing students on a given topic.

methodsPre- and postpodcast questionnaires will gather data regarding the participants' knowledge and awareness of two topics-gestational diabetes and mental health. This intervention will be tested on general nursing undergraduate students. The total number of students (N=2395) from the participating universities are broken down as follows: (1) University College Cork (n=850) and the University of Galway (n=450) in Ireland, (2) Mzuzu University in Malawi (n=719), and (3) University of Fort Hare in South Africa (n=376).

resultsThe study received ethical approval from the University College Cork Ethics Committee (2022-027A1). The approval obtained from University College Cork sufficed as ethics coverage for the University of Galway in Ireland. Ethics approval was also received from the Mzuzu University Research Ethics Committee (ID MZUNIREC/DOR/23/28) and the Inter-Faculty Research Ethics Committee of the University of Fort Hare (ID CIL002-21). Data collection is currently underway and will continue until the end of February 2024. The quantitative and qualitative data are expected to be analyzed in March 2024.

conclusionsResults from this study will allow for an investigation into the impact of podcasts in different settings: a high-income country (Ireland), an upper-middle-income country (South Africa), and a low-to-middle-income country (Malawi). The data gathered from this feasibility study will provide more clarity on the potential utility of podcasts as an intervention tool. We will gather data regarding listener demographics (eg, country of residence, age, gender, and year of study). INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/50735.

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gestational diabeteshealthknowledgemental healthnursing studentpodcastpodcasting

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