Data Security and Management in Digital Health: The Effect of Awareness Training on Nursing Students
Data Security and Management in Digital Health: The Effect of Awareness Training on Nursing Students
This randomized controlled study evaluated the effect of an online awareness training program on nursing students' awareness of digital data security and their attitudes toward data management in digital health environments. Nursing students were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received online training on digital health data security and data management, while the control group did not receive the training during the study period. Participants completed the Digital Data Security Awareness Scale and the Data Management in the Digital Health Environment Scale. The study aimed to determine whether the awareness training improved nursing students' digital data security awareness and attitudes toward data management in digital health environments.
The study was conducted as a two-arm, randomized controlled educational intervention among undergraduate nursing students. Eligible students who voluntarily agreed to participate were randomly allocated to either the intervention group or the control group.
The intervention group received an online awareness training program addressing digital health, digital data security, protection and confidentiality of personal health data, secure data use and sharing, and responsible data management in digital health environments. The control group continued their usual nursing education and did not receive the awareness training during the study period.
Data were collected online using a sociodemographic characteristics form, the 32-item Digital Data Security Awareness Scale, and the 20-item Data Management in the Digital Health Environment Scale. Higher scores on the Digital Data Security Awareness Scale indicate greater awareness of digital data security. Higher scores on the Data Management in the Digital Health Environment Scale indicate more positive attitudes toward data management in digital health environments.
The study compared the intervention and control groups to determine the effect of the online awareness training on nursing students' digital data security awareness and attitudes toward data management in digital health environments.
Inclusion Criteria:
Being 18 years of age or older. Being enrolled as a second-, third-, or fourth-year undergraduate nursing student at the participating university.
Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study and providing electronic informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Being a first-year nursing student. Not being enrolled in an undergraduate nursing program.