Evaluation of the impact of peer Education on knowledge and attitude towards Electroconvulsive therapy in Shahid Sadoughi University nursing student,1390

The main aim of each teaching approach is to increase the level of learner's knowledge and attitudes. So, the traditional teaching methods like giving lecture which are common nowadays cant alone fulfill our students need. Current study aimed to compare peer education on nursing student's knowledge and attitudes of Shahid Sadoughi University toward electroconvulsive therapy. Participants included 60 nursing students were randomly divided in to three groups as fallow: educational lectures, observers live electroconvulsive, observers of movies. Data were collected using knowledge and attitude questionnaire. Data were analyzed by spss 18. fallowing learning about the differences between the three groups was significant (Pvalue=0.006).The difference between the methods of teaching speech live and observing, the difference was statistically significant (Pvalue=0.023). Between speech and observing the way by the movie was also a significant difference (Pvalue=0.011). but between two ways of living and observing the movie was not significant (Pvalue=1). Between the three groups after the training, there was no statistically significant differences (Pvalue = 0.25). This study showed teach increased knowledge but it doesn’t effect on attitudes.