Evaluating the Use of RolePlaying Scenarios on Mood Change and Empathy in Undergraduate Psychiatric Nursing Students

Autor: Maryam Maddi Neshat, Hossein Lashkardoost, Mahbubeh Tabatabaeichehr
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Strides in Development of Medical Education, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 431-438 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2645-3452
Popis: Background & Objective: The time nursing students have their first interviews with patients who have psychiatric problems they may not be aware of how to communicate with them because stereotypes and stigma are associated with individuals who have psychiatric diagnosis The aim of this educational project was to develop and evaluate the use of roleplaying scenarios on mood change and empathy in undergraduate psychiatric nursing students Methods: This semiexperimental study was conducted with 18 undergraduate nursing students during one course of nursing training and data were collected through Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE) questionnaire and Profile of Mood States (POMS) before and after 9 nursepatient roles for such communication trainings Results: Significant differences in mood and empathy of undergraduate nursing students were not found in pre and postrole playing phases Conclusion: Significantly lower change mood and empathy with roleplaying may reflect fear confusionbewilderment and concerns Suggestions are offered as roleplaying scenarios performed with more sessions larger samples and use of other teaching methods such as educational video
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