Gaxhja Elona, Gugu Mitilda, Dante Angelo, Teta Armelda, Kapaj Armela, Ramasaco Liljana
Nursing Department, Faculty of Medical Technical Sciences, 'Aleksandër Xhuvani' University, Elbasan, Albania.
Preclinical Department, Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences, University of Elbasan, Elbasan, Albania.
J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:13. doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.13. Epub 2025 Apr 21.
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Albanian version of the Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory (GNCI) and to assess the level of genomic literacy among nursing and midwifery students.
Data were collected via a monocentric online cross-sectional study using the Albanian version of the GNCI. Participants included first-, second-, and third-year nursing and midwifery students. Demographic data such as age, sex, year level, and prior exposure to genetics were collected. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-square tests were used to compare demographic characteristics and GNCI scores between groups.
Among the 715 participants, most were female (88.5%) with a median age of 19 years. Most respondents (65%) had not taken a genetics course, and 83.5% had not attended any related training. The mean score was 7.49, corresponding to a scale difficulty of 24.38% correct responses.
The findings reveal a low foundational knowledge of genetics/genomics among future nurses and midwives. It is essential to enhance learning strategies and update curricula to prepare a competent healthcare workforce in precision health.
本研究旨在改编并验证阿尔巴尼亚语版的基因组护理概念量表（GNCI），并评估护理和助产专业学生的基因组素养水平。
通过一项单中心在线横断面研究收集数据，使用阿尔巴尼亚语版的GNCI。参与者包括护理和助产专业的大一、大二和大三学生。收集年龄、性别、年级水平和既往遗传学接触情况等人口统计学数据。采用Kruskal-Wallis检验、Mann-Whitney U检验和卡方检验比较各组之间的人口统计学特征和GNCI得分。
在715名参与者中，大多数为女性（88.5%），中位年龄为19岁。大多数受访者（65%）没有修过遗传学课程，83.5%没有参加过任何相关培训。平均得分为7.49，对应量表难度为正确回答率24.38%。
研究结果显示，未来的护士和助产士对遗传学/基因组学的基础知识掌握程度较低。加强学习策略并更新课程，以培养一支胜任精准医疗的医疗保健队伍至关重要。
