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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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Objetivo: Evaluar las intervenciones grupales de enfermería en mujeres con diagnóstico enfermero ansiedad mediante el resultado NOC autocontrol de la ansiedad. Material y método: Estudio pre-experimental del tipo pretest-postest de un solo grupo realizado en un Centro de Salud Mental de la Región de Murcia a un grupo de 12 mujeres en edad adulta que presentan el diagnóstico enfermero ansiedad. Se realizó a cada paciente la valoración de enfermería por Patrones Funcionales de Salud (PFS) antes y después de la asistencia a las 8 sesiones de intervenciones enfermeras grupales. Al comenzar y al finalizar el grupo, se cumplimentó el criterio de resultado NOC autocontrol de la ansiedad. Las intervenciones enfermeras fueron a) disminución de la ansiedad (5820), terapia de relajación simple (6040), educación sanitaria (5510), enseñanza grupo (5604) y grupo de apoyo (5430). Se tomó como variable independiente las intervenciones enfermeras y como variable dependiente las puntuaciones del resultado NOC, empleándose como instrumento de evaluación. Resultados: El análisis del resultado NOC autocontrol de la ansiedad nos muestra diferencias significativas. Antes de las intervenciones, la media presenta el valor 22.5 y tras las mismas de 37.8 con una desviación típica de 3.22 y 7.11 respectivamente. La mediana antes y después de las intervenciones corresponde con los valores 21 y 37.5. El parámetro del test de los rangos de Wilcoxon corresponde con un valor de Z igual a -2.98 con una p igual a 0.003. Conclusiones: El estado, conducta y percepciones de las pacientes del grupo medido con el resultado autocontrol de la ansiedad, mejora tras recibir las intervenciones enfermeras. La puntuación global de los indicadores empleados en este resultado ha sido apropiada como medida de los efectos de las intervenciones (AU)
Purpose: To evaluate nursing group interventions in women with anxiety nursing diagnosis by self NOC result of anxiety. Methodology: Pre-experimental pretest-posttest study composed by a single group of twelve women in a Mental Health Center of the Region of Murcia. The participants were a group of women in adulthood presenting the nursing diagnosis anxiety. Each patient received 8 group nursing interventions. Before and after the group intervention, a nursing outcome criteria is filled for each patient. The following nursing interventions were used: Anxiety reduction (5820), simple relaxation therapy (6040), health education (5510), group education (5604) and support group (5430). The independent variable was nursing interventions and the dependent variable was NOC punctuations, being used as an assessment tool. Results: The analysis of the NOC result anxiety self-control shows significant differences. Before the intervention, the mean was 22.5 and 37.8 after it with standard deviations of 3.22 and 7.11 for each one. The median was 21 before interventions and 37.5 after them. The Wilcoxon test shows a Z value of -2.98 with p 0.003. Conclusion: The state, behaviour and perception of patients improve with nursing interventions received. The global punctuation of used clinical indicators is a good tool to measure nursing intervention effects (AU)
