itle: How First Aid Training Helps Parents of Children With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose:

This study aims to find out how experiential learning-based first aid training affects the knowledge and self-sufficiency of parents who have children with intellectual disabilities.

Who Can Participate:

Parents of children with intellectual disabilities are invited to take part in this study.

What Happens During the Study:

Participants will attend a first aid training program based on experiential learning. Their knowledge and ability to care for their children will be measured before and after the training.

Risks and Benefits:

There are no significant risks involved. Parents may benefit by gaining important first aid skills, which can help them better protect and support their children.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions or want to learn more about the study, please contact [asbalci@mehmetakif.edu.tr].

This study investigates how first aid training based on experiential learning affects the knowledge and self-sufficiency of parents with children who have intellectual disabilities. The research is designed as a randomized controlled trial, which means participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group receiving the training or a control group that does not.

The experiential learning approach involves hands-on activities, simulations, and interactive sessions aimed at improving the parents' practical first aid skills. The study will measure changes in parents' knowledge and confidence in providing first aid before and after the training.

The outcomes of this research will help determine whether this type of training can empower parents to better respond to emergencies involving their children, potentially improving safety and wellbeing.

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents of children diagnosed with intellectual disabilities
• Age of parents: 18 years and older
• Willingness to participate in first aid training
• Able to communicate in the language of the training

Exclusion Criteria

• Received formal first-aid training within the last 12 months
• Cognitive impairments preventing comprehension of training content
• Unwilling or unable to attend all training sessions and assessments

De-identified individual participant data (e.g., demographic data, first-aid knowledge scores, self-efficacy scores) will be shared with qualified researchers upon reasonable request.

Within 6 months of publication, available for 5 years

Data will be shared upon request via email to the principal investigator.