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ABSTRACT: 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 < 0.01). During the course of VDT, nursing students experienced varying levels of anxiety and frustration. All of them were satisfied with the program since they had gained a deeper understanding of demented patients and the program could change their attitudes toward demented elders.Conclusion
Watching a specially selected movie and participating in VDT may be an effective method for enhancing empathy and caring during nursing student education.
SUBMITTER: Peng X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424149 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Peng Xiya X Wu Liaofang L Xie Xiaoshu X Dai Mengjun M Wang Donghua D
International journal of nursing sciences 20200624 3
<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 45 second-year undergraduate nursing students were organized to watch a theme movie entitled <i>Still Alice</i> and participate in an 8-min VDT. Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profe ...[more]