Effect of Peer Education on Climate Change Awareness and Anxiety in Nursing Students

The Effect of Peer Education on Climate Change Awareness and Anxiety in Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study

This study aims to evaluate the effect of peer education on climate change awareness and climate change anxiety levels among nursing students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Aydin University.

Within the scope of the study, changes in students' awareness and anxiety levels before and after the peer education intervention will be assessed.

The study is expected to contribute to improving nursing students' knowledge and awareness regarding the health impacts of climate change and to support the integration of sustainability and environmental health into nursing education.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of peer education on climate change awareness and climate change anxiety levels among nursing students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Aydin University.

The study will be conducted using a single-group quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design. Nursing students enrolled in the department will constitute the study population.

Based on a power analysis conducted with a significance level of 0.05 (α=0.05), a statistical power of 95% (1-β=0.95), and a medium effect size (Cohen's d=0.50), a minimum sample size of 54 participants was calculated. Considering a possible data loss rate of 10-15%, it is planned to recruit approximately 65 students.

The study aims to determine nursing students' knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity regarding the health impacts of climate change, and to contribute to strengthening the sustainability and environmental health components of nursing education.

This research is also aligned with the International Council of Nurses (ICN, 2018) call for nurses to reduce the negative effects of climate change on public health, support climate action, and contribute to sustainable development goals.

Furthermore, the study contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being Goal 4: Quality Education Goal 13: Climate Action

Exclusion Criteria:

Being a non-nursing student or a guest student Not providing informed consent Submitting incomplete questionnaires (≥20% missing responses)

Inclusion Criteria:

Being a nursing student at the Faculty of Health Sciences Being enrolled at Istanbul Aydin University Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study Providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Being a student outside the nursing department or a guest student Not providing informed consent Submitting incomplete questionnaires (≥20% missing responses)