Health Advocacy Project Evaluating the Benefits of Service Learning to Nursing Students and Low Income Individuals Involved in a Community-Based Mental Health Promotion Project

Samuels-Dennis, Joan; Xia, Liudi; Secord, Sandra; Seaberg, Rivie

doi:10.5176/2315-4330_wnc15.71

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“…Third, the study sample was small, and many were lost to follow-up after baseline data collection due to participants leaving the community, a work schedule that precluded them from participating in the intervention, or being otherwise unavailable during follow-up data collection. Similarly high rates of loss to follow-up are not uncommon in low resource settings [ 15 , 16 , 21 ]. Despite the small sample size, however, statistically significant differences between experimental and control conditions existed, suggesting that effects could have been even greater if the study was better powered.…”

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The impact of nursing students on the health-related quality of life and perceived social support of a rural population in Ecuador: effects of a service-based learning course

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Murcia

Berry

et al. 2018

Int J Equity Health

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BackgroundStudents seeking degrees in healthcare in Ecuador participate in community improvement projects and provide free health services under the supervision of faculty health professionals. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of a community-based intervention delivered by nursing students on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and perceived social support of a rural population in Ecuador.MethodsA quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design study was conducted in two rural communities in Tumbaco, Ecuador. Families from one rural community were invited to participate in the intervention, receiving 8 weekly home visits from nursing students. Families from a neighboring community were similarly recruited as wait-list controls. One member of each family was consented into the study; the final sample included 43 intervention participants and 55 control participants. HRQoL and perceived social support were assessed before and after the intervention in both groups. The SF-12 was used to measure HRQoL, including eight domain scores and two composite scores, and the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List was used as an indicator of perceived social support. Difference-in-differences (DD) analyses were conducted to mitigate the effects of any baseline differences in the non- equivalent control group design.ResultsWhen compared to the control group, the intervention group realized significant improvements in the physical component summary score of the SF-12 (4.20, p < 0.05) and the physical function domain of the SF-12 (4.92, p < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences for any other components of the SF-12 or in the measure of perceived social support.ConclusionsNursing students completing their rural service rotation have the potential to improve the health-related quality of life of rural residents in Ecuador. Future research should continue to examine the impact of service-based learning on recipient populations.

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