The Effect of an Empathy Education Program on Nursing Students' Empathy Ability, Interpersonal Ability, and Caring / 한국간호교육학회지
Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
; : 344-356, 2019.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effects of an empathy education program for undergraduate nursing students. METHODS: The study employed a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A total of 46 nursing students were voluntarily recruited by convenience sampling from senior nursing students from the nursing department of K college in I city, Korea. Participants were divided into two groups, an experimental group of 23 and a control group of 23. The experimental intervention (empathy education program) was conducted from April 19 to May 6, 2016 and consisted of 150-minute sessions, twice a week, for 3 weeks for a total of 15 hours. RESULTS: Participants demonstrated improvements in perspective taking in cognitive empathy, improved empathic concern in emotional empathy, and improved communicative empathy. Analysis of reflective writings identified four theme clusters regarding communicative empathy: improvement of empathic expression, experiencing comfort and healing, improvement of interpersonal relationships, and experience of conflict resolution. Improved interpersonal ability and caring were also identified. CONCLUSION: The empathy education program improved cognitive, emotional and communicative empathy, and interpersonal skills and care, which are all necessary qualities for nurses.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Nursing
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Negotiating
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Education
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Empathy
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Social Skills
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Interpersonal Relations
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Korea
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article