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Clinical Trial
. 2022 Oct;78(10):3444-3456.
doi: 10.1111/jan.15364. Epub 2022 Jul 16.

Transformative learning experience among nursing students with patients acting as teachers: Mixed methods, non-randomized, single-arm study

Maria Feijoo-Cid  1   2 , Rosa García-Sierra  1   2   3 , Rubén García García  4 , Helena Ponce Luz  5 , Maria Isabel Fernández-Cano  1   2 , Mariona Portell  6   7
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Clinical Trial

Transformative learning experience among nursing students with patients acting as teachers: Mixed methods, non-randomized, single-arm study

Maria Feijoo-Cid et al. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Aim: To examine the effects of expert HIV patients acting as teachers to Spanish nursing students both on their HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and practices and on their approach to the care model as well as to explore their learning experience.

Design: Non-randomized, single-arm study with quantitative before and after measurements and qualitative data.

Methods: The intervention consisted of five 90-min workshops led by two women living with HIV. Thirty-four nursing students participated, and quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from February to June 2018. We used the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) and the KAP questionnaire on HIV/AIDS to collect quantitative data.

Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the global score for care orientation and its two dimensions, caring and sharing. About the changes resulting from the workshops, the quantitative results-more patient-centred care perception and better attitudes towards people living with HIV-match the qualitative findings in all the aspects studied, except in sharing.

Conclusion: Incorporating expert patients as teachers in the nursing bachelor's degree resulted in more patient-centred care and improved knowledge, attitudes and practices. The workshops conducted by qualified expert patients showed transformative learning power, as the participants improved professional and personal aspects.

Keywords: expert patient; intervention studies; nursing; nursing education; patient participation; patient-centred care; people living with HIV.

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