An evaluative survey to assess the effectiveness of using an interactive workbook to deliver bereavement education to undergraduate student midwives

Hollins Martin, Caroline J; Forrest, Eleanor; Wylie, Linda; Martin, Colin R

Abstract

Background: the NMSF (2009) reported that 74 Trusts (40%) in the UK lack expertise in delivering maternity based bereavement care. In response, three midwifery lecturers were issued with a small grant from NHS Scotland to devise and evaluate an interactive workbook intended to develop student midwives understanding of how to deliver high quality bereavement care.
Aim: to develop a workbook called – an interactive workbook to shape bereavement care for midwives in clinical practice – and evaluate it for effectiveness at delivering learning objectives developed from the literature and from prior written lesson plans.
Method: an evaluative audit was carried out using a scored questionnaire – understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) – to gather data before and post-workbook completion. The UBET was purposely designed to gather data about participants' perceived level of learning before and post-workbook completion. Participants were student midwives (n=179) in their second/third year of study on a three year midwifery degree programme at one of three universities.
Findings: the mean pre-workbook UBET score equalled 16.04 (SD=3.81) and post-intervention 26.45 (SD=2.16). A significant main effect of observation point was observed (p

Citation

Hollins Martin, C. J., Forrest, E., Wylie, L., & Martin, C. R. (2014). An evaluative survey to assess the effectiveness of using an interactive workbook to deliver bereavement education to undergraduate student midwives. Midwifery, 30(8), 942-948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.05.004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Deposit Date: Aug 5, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 5, 2015
• Journal: Midwifery
• Print ISSN: 0266-6138
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 942-948
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.05.004
• Keywords: Bereavement; midwifery; teaching
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8934
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.midw.2013.05.004
• Contract Date: Aug 5, 2015