The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)

The Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회)
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The Effect of an Empathy Education Program on Nursing Students' Empathy Ability, Interpersonal Ability, and Caring

간호대학생을 위한 공감교육 프로그램이 공감능력, 대인관계 능력 및 돌봄에 미치는 효과

  • Jeong, Jin Ok (Department of Nursing, Kyung-In Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Sue (College of Nursing, Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University)
  • 정진옥 (경인여자대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김수 (연세대학교 간호대학, 김모임 간호학 연구소)
  • Received : 2019.04.12
  • Accepted : 2019.08.17
  • Published : 2019.08.31
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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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