Impact of Virtual Dementia Tour on empathy level of nursing students: A quasi-experimental study

Autor: Xiya Peng, Liaofang Wu, Xiaoshu Xie, Mengjun Dai, Donghua Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Nursing Sciences, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 258-261 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-0132
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2020.06.010
Popis: Objective: As a developable ability, empathy is significantly associated with patient-centered care. The authors intended to evaluate the effect of Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) upon nursing students’ empathy level and propose practical rationales for optimizing future dementia care. Methods: A total of 45 second-year undergraduate nursing students were organized to watch a theme movie entitled Still Alice and participate in an 8-min VDT. Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professional Students (JSE-HPS) was employed for evaluating the empathy level of nursing students. After VDT, all nursing students participated in a structured interview. Descriptive statistics and paired t-tests were performed using SPSS 24.0. Results: Their empathy levels demonstrated significant overall improvements (106.69 ± 9.49 vs 115.51 ± 10.16, P
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