Evaluation of a co-designed Parkinson's awareness audio podcast for undergraduate nursing students in Northern Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a common neurological condition that often causes stiffness, tremor and slow movement. People living with PD are likely to encounter nursing students throughout their journey from pre-diagnosis to death. Despite this, there is a paucity of evidence about current practice in PD education amongst nursing students. The present study provides an evaluation of a co-designed Parkinson's Awareness audio podcast amongst nursing students in Northern Ireland.

Methods

Following co-design of an audio podcast about PD, a mixed methods evaluation was carried out. 332 student nurses completed pre-/post-test questionnaires about their knowledge and perceptions of PD before and after listening to the audio podcast. Further to this, 35 student nurses par

SUBMITTER: Crooks S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature