- Title
- Measuring the impact of a 'point of view' disability simulation on nursing students' empathy using the Comprehensive State Empathy Scale
- Creator
- Levett-Jones, Tracy; Lapkin, Samuel; Everson, Naleya; Govind, Natalie; Pich, Jacqueline; Hoffman, Kerry; Jeong, Sarah Yeun-Sim; Norton, Carol Anne; Noble, Danielle; Maclellan, Lorna; Robinson-Reilly, Melissa
- Relation
- Nurse Education Today Vol. 59, Issue December, p. 75-81
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.09.007
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Background: Although empathy is an integral component of professional practice and person-centred care, a body of research has identified that vulnerable patients groups frequently experience healthcare that is less than optimal and often lacking in empathy. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of an immersive point-of-view simulation on nursing students' empathy towards people with an Acquired Brain Injury. Setting and Participants: A convenience sample of 390 nursing students from a cohort of 488 participated in the study, giving a response rate of 80%. Students undertook the simulation in pairs and were randomly allocated to the role of either a person with Acquired Brain Injury or a rehabilitation nurse. The simulated 'patients' wore a hemiparesis suit that replicated the experience of dysphasia, hemianopia and hemiparesis. Design: Characteristics of the sample were summarised using descriptive statistics. A two-group pre-test post-test design was used to investigate the impact of the simulation using the Comprehensive State Empathy Scale. t-Tests were performed to analyse changes in empathy pre post and between simulated 'patients' and 'rehabilitation nurses'. Results: On average, participants reported significantly higher mean empathy scores post simulation (3.75, SD = 0.66) compared to pre simulation (3.38 SD = 0.61); t (398) = 10.33, p < 0.001. However, this increase was higher for participants who assumed the role of a 'rehabilitation nurse' (mean = 3.86, SD = 0.62) than for those who took on the 'patient' role (mean = 3.64, SD = 0.68), p < 0.001. Conclusion: The results from this study attest to the potential of point-of-view simulations to positively impact nursing students' empathy towards people with a disability. Research with other vulnerable patient groups, student cohorts and in other contexts would be beneficial in taking this work forward.
- Subject
- empathy; disability; nursing student; point-of-view simulation; Comprehensive State Empathy Scale
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1395919
- Identifier
- uon:33956
- Identifier
- ISSN:0260-6917
- Language
- eng
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