EFFECT OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAM AND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND COPING SKILLS OF NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF YOUNG INFANTS COMMUNICATION PATTERNS. [A DOCTORAL STUDY]

Abstract

A quantitative, evaluative, Quasi- experimental study with Interrupted Time series research design to evaluate the effect of PTP and Instructional Video (IV) was conducted from Aug to Sep 2018 to assess the Knowledge and Coping skills of 100 Nursing students related to the understanding and interpretation of the young infants communication patterns in selected Nursing Institutions of Patna, through Non Probability, Convenience Sampling Technique. “General Systems Theory” and “Child Health Assessment Interaction Model (CHAIM)” also known as “Parent Child Interaction Theory” was adopted as the theoretical base for the framework of the study. Reliability was determined by Cronbach’s alpha test using test retest method. The reliability for the self structured questionnaire was 0.853, standardised Modified COPE questionnaire was 0.827 and self structured Anxiety scale was 0.807 respectively which were all found to be acceptable. Results: The major findings of the study showed that there was a surge in Knowledge score as 3% in pre test, 36% in post test 1 and 49% in post test 2. Coping skills too kept enhancing from good to very good as 18% in pre test, 33% in post test 1 followed by 44% in post test 2. Majority of Nursing students Anxiety level scores decreased in severity from 49% in pre test to 35% in post test 1 followed by 23% in post test 2. There was a significant association between the Knowledge, Anxiety level and Coping skills scores of Nursing students with the demographic variables like “nature of experience, institute from where undergoing training and feel adequately knowledgeable” at p < 0.05 rejecting null hypothesis. But there was undoubtedly higher significant association with demographic variables like “past experience of caring a healthy young infant, study about young infant’s communication patterns, ever provided any teachings to parents or anyone on how to understand and decode the various communication patterns used by the young infants” at p-value < 0.01 accepting alternate hypothesis. The comparison of Knowledge, anxiety level and coping skills between Degree and Diploma Nursing students showed that B.Sc Nursing students had better knowledge and enhanced coping skills than DGNM students while the anxiety level of the students in both the programs were same. Conclusion: The study concluded that PTP and IV were not only effective in increasing the Knowledge and Coping skills of the Nursing students but it also decreased the Anxiety level further. Though a marginal difference in the mean score of coping skills between the post test 2 and 3 (Fig 6) indicated that IV didn’t have much impact in improving the coping skills of the nursing students.