“Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students
Abstract Aim To evaluate the effects of a novel, immersive digital story intervention on empathy. Design A randomized trial with three phases. Results A total of 238 2nd year nursing students were recruited between May 2018 and December 2019. At baseline, no significant differences in empathy betwee...
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| author | Juping Yu Gareth S Parsons Deborah Lancastle Emma T Tonkin Siva Ganesh |
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| description | Abstract Aim To evaluate the effects of a novel, immersive digital story intervention on empathy. Design A randomized trial with three phases. Results A total of 238 2nd year nursing students were recruited between May 2018 and December 2019. At baseline, no significant differences in empathy between the groups were found (p = .760). However, at post‐test, empathy was significantly higher in the intervention group (M: 118.76, SD: 10.65) than it was in the control group (M: 114.60, SD: 15.40) (p = .012). At follow‐up, there were no significant differences in empathy between the groups (p = .364). Conclusion The intervention resulted in an immediate increase in empathy in nursing students. However, further development of effective intervention delivery modes and fundamental redesign of the intervention itself would be needed to sustain this improvement over the long term. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3dd12369d8924230ae9acd6c776c29ac2022-12-21T22:33:49ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582021-09-01852813282310.1002/nop2.860“Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing studentsJuping Yu0Gareth S Parsons1Deborah Lancastle2Emma T Tonkin3Siva Ganesh4Faculty of Life Sciences and Education University of South Wales Pontypridd UKFaculty of Life Sciences and Education University of South Wales Pontypridd UKFaculty of Life Sciences and Education University of South Wales Pontypridd UKFaculty of Life Sciences and Education University of South Wales Pontypridd UKFaculty of Life Sciences and Education University of South Wales Pontypridd UKAbstract Aim To evaluate the effects of a novel, immersive digital story intervention on empathy. Design A randomized trial with three phases. Results A total of 238 2nd year nursing students were recruited between May 2018 and December 2019. At baseline, no significant differences in empathy between the groups were found (p = .760). However, at post‐test, empathy was significantly higher in the intervention group (M: 118.76, SD: 10.65) than it was in the control group (M: 114.60, SD: 15.40) (p = .012). At follow‐up, there were no significant differences in empathy between the groups (p = .364). Conclusion The intervention resulted in an immediate increase in empathy in nursing students. However, further development of effective intervention delivery modes and fundamental redesign of the intervention itself would be needed to sustain this improvement over the long term.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.860“Walking in Their Shoes"digital storiesempathynursing educationnursing studentspatient stories |
| spellingShingle | Juping Yu Gareth S Parsons Deborah Lancastle Emma T Tonkin Siva Ganesh “Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students Nursing Open “Walking in Their Shoes" digital stories empathy nursing education nursing students patient stories |
| title | “Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students |
| title_full | “Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students |
| title_fullStr | “Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students |
| title_short | “Walking in Their Shoes”: The effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students |
| title_sort | walking in their shoes the effects of an immersive digital story intervention on empathy in nursing students |
| topic | “Walking in Their Shoes" digital stories empathy nursing education nursing students patient stories |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.860 |
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