NursingNCT06841835
Do Nurse and Student Sexual Orientation Misconceptions Effect Care: This Descriptive Research Intended to Inform Sexual Orientation-based Care Policy
An observational study of Nursing and Nursing Students, run by Şahide Akbulut at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Abstract Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between sexual orientation myths and caregiving behaviours among nurses and nursing students. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 321 students enrolled in nursing departments at two state universities and 120… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Nursing, Nursing Students
- How many people
- 441 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2022to 31 Dec 2022
- How long will I take part?
- 3 Months
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 60 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: To be an active student in the department of nursing at the university and working as a nurse in a public hospital
Who may be able to join
- To be an active student in the nursing department of universities
- Working as a nurse in a public hospital
- To agree to participate in the study voluntarily
Who cannot join
- Those who did not agree to participate voluntarily were excluded from the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Batman University Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Batman, 72060
About this study
Official title: Do the Myths of Sexual Orientation Between Nurses and Nursing Students Affect Their Care Behaviours: a Descriptive Study Aimed At Guiding Policy Development for the Care of Individuals Based on Sexual Orientation
Abstract Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between sexual orientation myths and caregiving behaviours among nurses and nursing students.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 321 students enrolled in nursing departments at two state universities and 120 nurses employed at a state hospital. The participants were interviewed in person to complete the "Descriptive Information Form," "Sexual Orientation Myths Scale," and "Caring Behaviours Scale-24.".
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Results: The study determined that sexual orientation myths directly affected care behaviours in both groups and high social perception of sexual orientation myths decreased assurance, knowledge and skills, commitment and respectfulness approaches in patient care. It was determined that the mean scores of SOMS disease perception, etiology, sexual behaviour and social perception sub-scores of nursing students were significantly higher and the CBS-24 knowledge and skill sub-dimension was lower than nurses (p<0.01).
Conclusion: These findings suggest that nurses' and nursing students' myths about sexual orientation have a direct impact on their caring behaviour and highlight the importance of developing health policies and educational programmes that promote safe and confidential care for people of sexual orientation.
Read the detailed description
The literature contains a limited number of studies investigating the sexual orientation myths held by nurses and nursing students. However, no research has been identified that explores the relationship between myths regarding sexual orientation and nursing care behaviours. This situation prompted the design of the study. This study aimed to determine the relationship between myths regarding sexual orientation and the care behaviours of nurses actively involved in care, education, and counselling services, as well as students preparing for the nursing profession.
Design A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines.
Hypotheses Research Questions
- What are the sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students?
- Is there a significant difference between the mean scores of both sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students?
- Is there a significant difference between the mean scores of sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students according to their sociodemographic characteristics?
- Is there a significant relationship between the mean scores of sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students?
- Does the mean score of sexual orientation myths of nurses and nursing students predict the mean score of caring behaviours? Sample and Timing This study was conducted between September 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 with 841 students studying in the nursing departments of the health sciences faculties of two state universities located in the east of Turkey and 654 nurses working in a state hospital. When determining the sample size of the study, it was determined that a minimum of 111 people should be sampled in order to conduct a relationship analysis when calculating the sample size using a type I error of 0.05, 95% power, and d: 0.3 effect size. However, in order to determine the relationship between the variables more clearly, the aim was to reach the entire population, and the study was conducted with a total of 321 students studying nursing and 120 nurses working in a state hospital. The study included nurses and nursing students who agreed to participate and had no missing data.
Instruments The Descriptive Information Form, the Sexual Orientation Myths Scale (SOMS), and the Caring Behaviours Scale-24 were used.
Dependent Variable: Mean scores of the Sexual Orientation Myths Scale (CMYS) and the Care Behavior Scale-24.
Independent Variable: Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
Procedure All the participating students and nurses were informed about the study and their written informed consent was obtained. The researcher collected the data through face-to-face interviews. It took about 15 minutes to fill in the data collection tools. Additionally, the use of self-reported data collection methods may have introduced bias, potentially skewing the results.
Ethical considerations Ethical approval was obtained from University Research and Publication Ethics Committee (decision date and number: 03 February 2022-32). Institutional permission was obtained from the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences of both state universities and the Head Medicine of the state hospital in order to conduct the study. Before starting the data collection process, students and nurses were informed about the purpose of the study, voluntary participation, confidentiality issues, and their right to terminate their participation at any time, and written informed consent was obtained from those who agreed to participate in the study. This study was conducted in accordance with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Data Analysis The data analysis was conducted by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software program. Descriptive statistics were employed to compute values, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The difference in mean scale scores based on categorical variables was assessed using an independent groups t-test for two groups, a one-way ANOVA, or a Kruskal-Wallis test for more than two groups, dependent on the data's normal distribution. The association between numerical variables was evaluated by Spearman correlation analysis based on the data's normal distribution. Statistical significance p<0.05 was accepted at a 95% confidence interval. The effect size was evaluated according to Cohen's effect size classification. In addition, simple regression analysis was used to evaluate whether the mean SOMS score predicted the mean CBS-24 score.
- Conditions
- Nursing, Nursing Students
- Keywords
- sexual orientation myths, care practices, nursing, nursing students
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Sexual Orientation Myths Scale (SOMS)
The scale consists of 19 items organised into five sub-dimensions: illness perception, aetiology, sexual behaviour, social perception, and general appearance. They use a five-point Likert format. The tool consists of a five-point Likert scale. The Likert-type scale has five points, with 1 indicating "never agree" and 5 indicating "strongly agree." The total is obtained by collecting the scores from the scale and sub-dimension components. The scale is without a definitive cut-off point. The scale has no reverse-coded items. A minimum of 19 points and a maximum of 95 points can be achieved on the scale. A higher score on the measure is associated with a higher frequency of myths regarding sexual orientation among individuals. The analysis established the value as 0.874.
Measured: 3 months
Care Behaviours Scale-24 (CBS-24)
The scale includes four sub-dimensions and 24 items and uses a six-point Likert-type structure with scores ranging from 1 (never) to 6 (always). The sub-dimensions consist of assurance (8 things), knowledge and skill (5 items), respectfulness (6 items), and connectedness (5 items). In order to determine the total scale score, the scores of 24 items are collected and divided by 24, resulting in a scale score ranging from 1 to 6. To determine the scores for the sub-dimensions, the item scores within each sub-dimension are collected, and the outcome score is divided by the number of items that produce sub-dimension scores ranging from 1 to 6 points
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Feb 2025
- Study start1 Sep 2022
- Primary completion31 Dec 2022
- Study completion31 Dec 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 441 participants (actual)
- Target duration
- 3 Months
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Şahide Akbulut
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Şahide Akbulut, Batman University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06841835
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BatmanU-SBF-ŞA-01
- Status last verified
- Feb 2025
- First submitted
- 15 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 24 Feb 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Feb 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Do the Myths of Sexual Orientation Between Nurses and Nursing Students Affect Their Care Behaviours: a Descriptive Study Aimed At Guiding Policy Development for the Care of Individuals Based on Sexual Orientation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06841835
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BatmanU-SBF-ŞA-01
- Conditions
- Nursing, Nursing Students
- Keywords
- sexual orientation myths, care practices, nursing, nursing students
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 441 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Şahide AkbulutUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Abstract Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between sexual orientation myths and caregiving behaviours among nurses and nursing students.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 321 students enrolled in nursing departments at two state universities and 120 nurses employed at a state hospital. The participants were interviewed in person to complete the "Descriptive Information Form," "Sexual Orientation Myths Scale," and "Caring Behaviours Scale-24.".
Results: The study determined that sexual orientation myths directly affected care behaviours in both groups and high social perception of sexual orientation myths decreased assurance, knowledge and skills, commitment and respectfulness approaches in patient care. It was determined that the mean scores of SOMS disease perception, etiology, sexual behaviour and social perception sub-scores of nursing students were significantly higher and the CBS-24 knowledge and skill sub-dimension was lower than nurses (p<0.01).
Conclusion: These findings suggest that nurses' and nursing students' myths about sexual orientation have a direct impact on their caring behaviour and highlight the importance of developing health policies and educational programmes that promote safe and confidential care for people of sexual orientation.
Detailed description
The literature contains a limited number of studies investigating the sexual orientation myths held by nurses and nursing students. However, no research has been identified that explores the relationship between myths regarding sexual orientation and nursing care behaviours. This situation prompted the design of the study. This study aimed to determine the relationship between myths regarding sexual orientation and the care behaviours of nurses actively involved in care, education, and counselling services, as well as students preparing for the nursing profession.
Design A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines.
Hypotheses Research Questions
- What are the sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students?
- Is there a significant difference between the mean scores of both sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students?
- Is there a significant difference between the mean scores of sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students according to their sociodemographic characteristics?
- Is there a significant relationship between the mean scores of sexual orientation myths and care behaviours of nurses and nursing students?
- Does the mean score of sexual orientation myths of nurses and nursing students predict the mean score of caring behaviours? Sample and Timing This study was conducted between September 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 with 841 students studying in the nursing departments of the health sciences faculties of two state universities located in the east of Turkey and 654 nurses working in a state hospital. When determining the sample size of the study, it was determined that a minimum of 111 people should be sampled in order to conduct a relationship analysis when calculating the sample size using a type I error of 0.05, 95% power, and d: 0.3 effect size. However, in order to determine the relationship between the variables more clearly, the aim was to reach the entire population, and the study was conducted with a total of 321 students studying nursing and 120 nurses working in a state hospital. The study included nurses and nursing students who agreed to participate and had no missing data.
Instruments The Descriptive Information Form, the Sexual Orientation Myths Scale (SOMS), and the Caring Behaviours Scale-24 were used.
Dependent Variable: Mean scores of the Sexual Orientation Myths Scale (CMYS) and the Care Behavior Scale-24.
Independent Variable: Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
Procedure All the participating students and nurses were informed about the study and their written informed consent was obtained. The researcher collected the data through face-to-face interviews. It took about 15 minutes to fill in the data collection tools. Additionally, the use of self-reported data collection methods may have introduced bias, potentially skewing the results.
Ethical considerations Ethical approval was obtained from University Research and Publication Ethics Committee (decision date and number: 03 February 2022-32). Institutional permission was obtained from the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences of both state universities and the Head Medicine of the state hospital in order to conduct the study. Before starting the data collection process, students and nurses were informed about the purpose of the study, voluntary participation, confidentiality issues, and their right to terminate their participation at any time, and written informed consent was obtained from those who agreed to participate in the study. This study was conducted in accordance with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Data Analysis The data analysis was conducted by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software program. Descriptive statistics were employed to compute values, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The difference in mean scale scores based on categorical variables was assessed using an independent groups t-test for two groups, a one-way ANOVA, or a Kruskal-Wallis test for more than two groups, dependent on the data's normal distribution. The association between numerical variables was evaluated by Spearman correlation analysis based on the data's normal distribution. Statistical significance p<0.05 was accepted at a 95% confidence interval. The effect size was evaluated according to Cohen's effect size classification. In addition, simple regression analysis was used to evaluate whether the mean SOMS score predicted the mean CBS-24 score.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Target follow-up
- 3 Months
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- To be an active student in the department of nursing at the university and working as a nurse in a public hospital
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- To be an active student in the nursing department of universities
- Working as a nurse in a public hospital
- To agree to participate in the study voluntarily
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Those who did not agree to participate voluntarily were excluded from the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Sexual Orientation Myths Scale (SOMS)
Time frame: 3 months
The scale consists of 19 items organised into five sub-dimensions: illness perception, aetiology, sexual behaviour, social perception, and general appearance. They use a five-point Likert format. The tool consists of a five-point Likert scale. The Likert-type scale has five points, with 1 indicating "never agree" and 5 indicating "strongly agree." The total is obtained by collecting the scores from the scale and sub-dimension components. The scale is without a definitive cut-off point. The scale has no reverse-coded items. A minimum of 19 points and a maximum of 95 points can be achieved on the scale. A higher score on the measure is associated with a higher frequency of myths regarding sexual orientation among individuals. The analysis established the value as 0.874.
Care Behaviours Scale-24 (CBS-24)
Time frame: 3 months
The scale includes four sub-dimensions and 24 items and uses a six-point Likert-type structure with scores ranging from 1 (never) to 6 (always). The sub-dimensions consist of assurance (8 things), knowledge and skill (5 items), respectfulness (6 items), and connectedness (5 items). In order to determine the total scale score, the scores of 24 items are collected and divided by 24, resulting in a scale score ranging from 1 to 6. To determine the scores for the sub-dimensions, the item scores within each sub-dimension are collected, and the outcome score is divided by the number of items that produce sub-dimension scores ranging from 1 to 6 points
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Feb 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Nursing and Nursing Students, run by Şahide Akbulut at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Sexual Orientation Myths Scale (SOMS) (time frame: 3 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Feb 2025.