Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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Development of Patient-centered Empathy Education Program based on Metaverse for Nursing Students

간호대학생을 위한 메타버스 기반 환자중심 공감교육프로그램 개발

  • Cho, Hyo-In (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Hwang, Jee-In (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University)
  • 조효인 (경희대학교 일반대학원 간호학과) ;
  • 황지인 (경희대학교 간호과학대학)
  • Received : 2024.06.12
  • Accepted : 2024.08.19
  • Published : 2024.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and evaluate a metaverse-based patient-centered empathy education program for nursing students. Methods: A patient-centered empathy education program was developed based on the five stages of Barret-Lennard's (1981) Schematic Outline of the Empathy Cycle. The developed program was pilot-tested employing a one-group pre- and post-test design. A total of 15 nursing students were recruited from two nursing colleges in Korea. Results: The patient-centered empathy education program consisted of five sessions of a 120-minute length. The program was run on the metaverse platform Gather town. According to a preliminary study, there was a significant difference in nursing students' empathy competence and nursing professionalism before and after training. Their clinical competence increased slightly, but there was no significant difference before or after training. Conclusion: The metaverse-based patient-centered empathy education program based on metaverse was effective for improving empathy competence and nursing professionalism. This patient-centered empathy education can be used in nursing education.

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