Midwifery students' opinions about episiotomy training and using virtual reality: A qualitative study.
Episiotomy
Midwifery education
Qualitative research
Virtual reality
Journal
Nurse education today
ISSN: 1532-2793
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ Today
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 8511379
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
24
07
2023
revised:
16
10
2023
accepted:
29
10
2023
medline:
30
11
2023
pubmed:
6
11
2023
entrez:
5
11
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The use of simulations and digital technologies in education in the health field is common. Virtual reality technologies, which offer three-dimensional (immersive) simulation environments, have become easily accessible and cost-effective in recent years and this has this has increased this use of this technology in educating students who will work in the health field. The aim of the study was to investigate the views of midwifery undergraduate students about the current episiotomy education they received and their expectations when related education is given with virtual reality technology. Students in their third or fourth year of undergraduate midwifery who have taken prior episiotomy education. The research was carried out as a phenomenological design for qualitative research. Data were collected between December 2022 and January 2023 at a public university in Türkiye, with institutional ethical approval. Participants were asked open-ended questions to collect qualitative data. Data were analysed using content analysis by MaxQDA. Data were analysed, and four main themes were determined. These main themes consisted of 16 sub-themes, and included midwifery department students' positive and negative opinions about the current episiotomy education and their expectations in cases where the education is carried out using virtual education environments. Although the current episiotomy education has positive aspects, such as suturing ability, it does not give a sense of reality, is not repetitive, and has many negative aspects, such as cost. It was determined that in virtual reality episiotomy education environments, students' expectations are similar to the real birth environment, and they have expectations of simulating risky situations because they think it will be more useful.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The use of simulations and digital technologies in education in the health field is common. Virtual reality technologies, which offer three-dimensional (immersive) simulation environments, have become easily accessible and cost-effective in recent years and this has this has increased this use of this technology in educating students who will work in the health field.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to investigate the views of midwifery undergraduate students about the current episiotomy education they received and their expectations when related education is given with virtual reality technology.
PARTICIPANTS
METHODS
Students in their third or fourth year of undergraduate midwifery who have taken prior episiotomy education.
DESIGN
METHODS
The research was carried out as a phenomenological design for qualitative research. Data were collected between December 2022 and January 2023 at a public university in Türkiye, with institutional ethical approval.
METHODS
METHODS
Participants were asked open-ended questions to collect qualitative data. Data were analysed using content analysis by MaxQDA.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Data were analysed, and four main themes were determined. These main themes consisted of 16 sub-themes, and included midwifery department students' positive and negative opinions about the current episiotomy education and their expectations in cases where the education is carried out using virtual education environments.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Although the current episiotomy education has positive aspects, such as suturing ability, it does not give a sense of reality, is not repetitive, and has many negative aspects, such as cost. It was determined that in virtual reality episiotomy education environments, students' expectations are similar to the real birth environment, and they have expectations of simulating risky situations because they think it will be more useful.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37926004
pii: S0260-6917(23)00307-6
doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106013
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
106013Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.