Feasibility study for neurofeedback training on knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing students: Focus on mediating effect of attitude based on Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) model

The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge and attitudes of nursing students in terms of neurofeedback training(NFT) and to find out what predictive for practice of NFT. Data were collected through 233 participants from a nursing school by self-report questionnaires that were constructed to include scale. The scale was based on the Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) survey model and developed using 3-step Delphi methodology. The standardized contents of the scale were selected: 3 domains, 7 subgroups, and a total of 57 items. The data were analyzed using a t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, regression analysis, and a Sobel test. Results of this study showed a significant positive correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practical feasibility of NFT (p<0.001). The attitude toward NFT had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between knowledge and practice (R² =0.43; Z=7.44, p<0.001). In order for nursing students to be able to apply NFT at the field after graduation while they are working as a registered nurse, constant effort should be accomplished in establishing NFT as regular curriculum at university.