https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14353/1054 2026-04-23T13:26:14Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14353/781 Perceived competence of Filipino nursing students graduating during pandemic Molanida, Joshua Eugene; Neyra, Tisha Jane; Norada, Paolo Miguel; Olarte, Princess Mae; Palma, Danish Danielle; Oducado, Ryan Michael Introduction: Given the importance of maintaining competence, limited published research is conducted in the local setting touching on the competence of nursing students graduating during the pandemic. This study determined graduating nursing students’ perceived fundamental nursing skills and core competence. Methods: The research design is quantitative descriptive cross-sectional. The study participants were the 102 graduating nursing students of a public university in Iloilo City, Philippines. The Perceived Competence of Filipino Nurses Questionnaire was used to gather data in May 2022 and these were analyzed using SPSS software version 23. Results: The results revealed that, while the majority of nursing students reported that their nursing competencies were greatly affected by the shift to the online learning platform, most still had a high perception of their fundamental nursing skills competence (M=6.97) and core competence (M=8.03). The areas of elimination (M=5.41) and research (M=7.63) were the lowest-ranked fundamental skill and core competencies, respectively. There was a significant difference (p< .05) in nursing students' perceived competence based on self-reported academic performance. Conclusions: Despite the reduced exposure in the clinical setting due to the pandemic, graduating nursing students perceive themselves to be highly confident in their capabilities as future professional nurses. Nonetheless, areas for improvement were identified that warrant further assessment, validation, and enhancement. 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14353/782 Knowledge and attitude towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender healthcare concerns: A cross-sectional survey among undergraduate nursing students in a Philippine state university Oducado, Ryan Michael F. Background: Recently, there has been an increasing concern regarding matters concerning the LGBT community that should not be overlooked. Even though the Philippines is among the Asian nations with strong public tolerance towards homosexuals, numerous individuals still encounter discrimination. And while studies have been conducted elsewhere, the literature is limited among Filipino nursing students. Objectives: This research assessed the knowledge and attitude towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) healthcare concerns among nursing students in the Philippines. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted among nursing students (N=354) in a public university in the Philippines. The Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes of LGBT Health Concerns was used to gather survey data online in April 2022, and data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 26 software. Results: While a large majority of nursing students had positive attitudes, many had only low to moderate knowledge about LGBT healthcare concerns, although no significant correlation (p = 0.081) was found between knowledge and attitude. There were significant differences in knowledge based on gender (p = 0.049), religious affiliation (p = 0.023), and academic year level (p <0.001). A significant difference was also identified in attitude based on sexual orientation (p <0.001). Conclusions: Certain measures should be taken to address the gaps in the curricular content of undergraduate nursing programs directed at the LGBT topic to deliver culturally competent care grounded in evidence-based practices for LGBT individuals. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14353/783 College students’ knowledge, attitude, and practices on COVID-19 prevention post e-health education program Villarino, Resti Tito; Villarino, Maureen Lorence; Temblor, Maria Concepcion; Bernard, Prosper; Plaisent, Michel This study explored if significant improvements in knowledge, attitude, and practices among college students will be observed post E-health education program on COVID-19 prevention. The study reports a pre-post quantitative research on 178 college students. The participants received nine sessions of e-health education developed using the Communicable Disease Control Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) through Zoom. The adapted and modified questionnaire was developed from previously published literature regarding viral epidemics related to MERS-CoV disease, infection prevention, and control measures for COVID-19 by World Health Organization and the Communicable Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. The first phase gathers the relevant profile and background of the participants, and the last phase comprises post-evaluation. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 27. The results indicate above-average means for knowledge on COVID-19 prevention in the pretest (17.75±2.27) and the posttest (17.60±2.95). Moreover, the participants were aware of the importance of vaccination, social distancing measures, following health protocols, and the essentiality of compliance with government agencies' guidelines. However, the participants were not practicing some of these health measures, as evidenced by the low means in the pretest (1.75±0.97) and posttest (1.66±1.08). All tests for significant differences of pretest and posttest means of knowledge (p=0.46), attitude (p=0.12), and practices (p=0.41) on COVID-19 prevention were all insignificant. Our study provides evidence that the online health education program improved college students' knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 prevention. Still, they did not adhere to or practice some of the health measures to prevent its transmission. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14353/812 Virtual dietitian as a precision nutrition application for gym and fitness enthusiasts: A quality improvement initiative Garcia, Manuel B.; Revano, Teodoro F.; Loresco, Pocholo James; R. Maaliw III, Renato; Oducado, Ryan Michael; Uludag, Kadir Tolkay The Virtual Dietitian (VD) application is a nutrition knowledge-based system that generates personalized meal plans in accordance with the one-size-does-not-fit-all concept of precision nutrition. A subset of the population that was not involved in its four-part developmental study was gym and fitness enthusiasts despite them being important target users. As part of our quality improvement (QI) plan, we initiated a two-phase user testing to inform modifications to VD. We recruited a total of 30 users with prior experience in nutrition applications. In phase 1, they used the current version of VD for a week and answered a mixed-form questionnaire afterward. We used the same questionnaire from our previous study, which is composed of System Usability Scale (SUS) items and open-ended questions. After months of system modification, the same set of users evaluated again the new VD version after another week of use. A paired-sample t-test showed a statistically significant difference in SUS scores before (SUS = 79) and after (SUS = 82) modifying VD based on the suggestions of the participants (p = 0.005). Some new features include water tracker and reminder modules, Google Fit integration, and other nutrition support services (e.g., teleconsultation with registered dietitians). Although further refinements to VD are still needed, we were able to incorporate a QI initiative typically employed by healthcare organizations into software development for a better and improved personalized nutrition application. 2022-12-04T00:00:00Z