Comparing the effect of standardized patient‑based education and feedback lecture on midwives’ knowledge and practice in counseling screening for fetal malformations
نویسندگان
1 Department of Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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3 Department of Midwifery, Evidence‑Based Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
4 Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: Midwifery screening is one of the duties of midwives according to nationalguidelines. It is possible to increase midwives’ knowledge and practice through effective education.The aim of this study was to compare the effect of standardized patient‑based education and feedbacklecture on midwives’ knowledge and practice in screening counseling for fetal malformations.METHODS: This quasi‑experimental, two‑group study (standardized patient‑based training andfeedback lecture) was performed on 67 midwives (licensed by the office) in Mashhad in 2018.Midwives’ knowledge and practice before and 2 weeks after training (a 4‑h training program)were assessed by the Objective Structured Clinical Examination and a questionnaire. The datawere analyzed by the SPSS software version 16 using Mann–Whitney, Chi‑square, Wilcoxon andindependent t‑test while P < 0.05 considered as a significant level.RESULTS: Before intervention, the total score of knowledge and practice showed no statisticallysignificant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). After intervention, knowledge scorein feedback lecture group was statistically significantly higher than that of standard patientgroup (P < 0.001). In addition, there was no statistically significant difference in performance scoresbetween the two groups after intervention (P = 0.761).CONCLUSION: Both educational methods can increase midwives’ knowledge and practice in fetalscreening counseling. However, in raising midwives’ awareness, feedback lecture group was moreeffective than standard patient group.
