posted on 2023-05-19, 17:42authored byEverson, N, Levett-Jones, T, Pitt, V, Lapkin, S, Van Der Riet, P, Rossiter, R, Jones, D, Gilligan, C, Helen Courtney-PrattHelen Courtney-Pratt
Empathic concern has been found to decline in health professional students. Few effective educational programs and a lack of validated scales are reported. Previous analysis of the Empathic Concern scale of the Emotional Response Questionnaire has reported both one and two latent constructs. Aim To evaluate the impact of simulation on nursing students’ empathic concern and test the psychometric properties of the Empathic Concern scale. Methods The study used a one group pre-test post-test design with a convenience sample of 460 nursing students. Empathic concern was measured pre-post simulation with the Empathic Concern scale. Factor Analysis was undertaken to investigate the structure of the scale. Results There was a statistically significant increase in Empathic Concern scores between pre-simulation 5.57 (SD = 1.04) and post-simulation 6.10 (SD = 0.95). Factor analysis of the Empathic Concern scale identified one latent dimension. Conclusion Immersive simulation may promote empathic concern. The Empathic Concern scale measured a single latent construct in this cohort.
History
Publication title
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
Volume
15
Article number
20170003
Number
20170003
Pagination
1-14
ISSN
2194-5772
Department/School
Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Place of publication
Germany
Rights statement
Copyright 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston