Peng Xiya, Wu Liaofang, Xie Xiaoshu, Dai Mengjun, Wang Donghua
School of Nursing, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Int J Nurs Sci. 2020 Jun 24;7(3):258-261. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2020.06.010. eCollection 2020 Jul 10.
As a developable ability, empathy is significantly associated with patient-centered care. The authors intended to evaluate the effect of Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) upon nursing students' empathy level and propose practical rationales for optimizing future dementia care.
A total of 45 second-year undergraduate nursing students were organized to watch a theme movie entitled and participate in an 8-min VDT. Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professional Students (JSE-HPS) was employed for evaluating the empathy level of nursing students. After VDT, all nursing students participated in a structured interview. Descriptive statistics and paired -tests were performed using SPSS 24.0.
Their empathy levels demonstrated significant overall improvements (106.69 ± 9.49 vs 115.51 ± 10.16, < 0.01). During the course of VDT, nursing students experienced varying levels of anxiety and frustration. All of them were satisfied with the program since they had gained a deeper understanding of demented patients and the program could change their attitudes toward demented elders.
Watching a specially selected movie and participating in VDT may be an effective method for enhancing empathy and caring during nursing student education.
共情作为一种可培养的能力，与以患者为中心的护理密切相关。作者旨在评估虚拟痴呆体验之旅（VDT）对护理专业学生共情水平的影响，并为优化未来的痴呆护理提出切实可行的依据。
共组织45名护理专业本科二年级学生观看一部名为 的主题电影，并参与8分钟的虚拟痴呆体验之旅。采用杰斐逊医学生共情量表（JSE-HPS）评估护理专业学生的共情水平。虚拟痴呆体验之旅结束后，所有护理专业学生参加了一次结构化访谈。使用SPSS 24.0进行描述性统计和配对检验。
他们的共情水平总体上有显著提高（106.69 ± 9.49 vs 115.51 ± 10.16，P < 0.01）。在虚拟痴呆体验之旅过程中，护理专业学生经历了不同程度的焦虑和沮丧。他们所有人都对该项目感到满意，因为他们对痴呆患者有了更深入的了解，并且该项目能够改变他们对老年痴呆患者的态度。
观看一部特别挑选的电影并参与虚拟痴呆体验之旅可能是在护理专业学生教育过程中增强共情和关怀的有效方法。
