The Effect of Forum Theater on Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Immigrants

A Single Group Pretest–Posttest Study

Bibliographic Data

ID19463005
AuthorsHümeyra Hançer Tok (0000-0003-3283-4192, Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, corresponding author), Lütfiye Nur Uzun (0000-0002-8724-3843, Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi)
Year2026
Volume37
Issue2
Pages281-287
Publication date2026-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10436596251372840
PMID41025285
OpenAlexW4414670617
LanguageEN
References cited20

Introduction: Nursing education plays a key role in addressing xenophobia. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of forum theater on nursing students’ attitudes toward immigrants. Method: The study was a quasi-experimental research conducted with undergraduate nursing students. Forum theater was used as an educational technique in the study. The sample of the study consisted of n = 24 nursing students. Personal information form and Health Workers’ Attitudes Toward Immigrants Scale were used as data-collection tools. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used for statistical analysis. Results: The findings of the study show that the forum theater practice significantly changed nursing students’ attitudes toward racism and discrimination. As a result of the study, nursing students’ positive attitudes increased and negative attitudes decreased ( p < .05). Discussion: Forum theater may be an effective educational tool for nursing students to decrease negative attitudes and increase positive attitudes toward racism and discrimination

Focus group · MEDLINE · Nurse education · Racism · Transcultural nursing · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Migration, Health and Trauma · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research