Effect of an aged simulation suit on nursing students’ attitudes and empathy

Sarı, Dilek; TAŞKIRAN, Nihal; Baysal, Ebru; Acar, Esin; Akyil, Rahşan Çevik

doi:10.1007/s41999-020-00316-z

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“…The qualitative findings supported the successful introduction of this new ageing-suit simulation programme for aged care nurses, with the nurses agreeing the ageing-suit is a beneficial educational approach that enhanced their insight into the ageing process and understanding about the hospital experience of older people. These participant outcomes are comparable with similar studies that described improvements in knowledge, understanding, empathy and positive attitudes towards older people following participating in an ageing-suit programme (Bennett et al, 2015;Chen et al, 2015;Lucchetti et al, 2017;Sari, Taskiran, Baysal, Acar, & Cevik Akyil, 2020). Notably, participants in this study linked these outcomes to the experiential nature of the ageing-suits.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Previous studies of simulation using ageing‐suits reported enhancements in empathy among learners who experienced the ageing process (Chen et al., 2015; Henry, Ozier, & Johnson, 2011; Sari et al., 2020). The findings from the current study support this perspective, that ageing‐suits can increase empathy, extending the evidence to include qualified nurses already caring for older people.…”

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confidence: 94%

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Exploring the use of ageing simulation to enable nurses to gain insight into what it is like to be an older person

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Traynor

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aim and objectives: To explore the thoughts and experiences of aged care nurses following participation in an ageing-suit simulation intervention. Background: Globally, people are living longer, and for nurses, there are increasing challenges to meet the needs of the higher numbers of older people in hospital. Educating nurses to understand the ageing process and the experiences of older people in hospital is crucial to addressing these challenges. Ageing-suits were identified as a possible approach to assist with these educational needs. Design: This study adopted a qualitative descriptive design. Method: A convenience sample of nurses (n = 15) were selected from a single aged care ward. Volunteered nurses participated in a four-hour ageing-suit simulation session. Their immediate thoughts and experiences were explored via postsimulation debriefs, and three 30-to 50-min follow-up focus groups were conducted at 3 months to explore perceptions on the impact of their experience on clinical practices. The data were analysed with the Braun and Clarke's six-step thematic analysis method. To ensure quality reporting of this study, the COREQ checklist was utilised (see Appendix S1). Results: Data analysis generated three main themes. Nurses in the study highlighted that the experience of the ageing-suit resulted in "it feels real" (theme 1) and helped them in "enhancing understanding" (theme 2) about older people and their practices and supported a process of "changing me" (theme 3). Conclusion: Ageing-suits are emerging as a promising innovative educational approach for aged care nurses to gain insight into the challenges of ageing and subsequently making changes to themselves and their individualised practices towards older people. Future research is required to determine whether this educational approach is useful for a broader population of healthcare professionals.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

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confidence: 94%

Exploring the use of ageing simulation to enable nurses to gain insight into what it is like to be an older person

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Wilson

Traynor

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Torkshavand et al (2020) showed that the learning group based on simulation had greater and more lasting improvements in increasing the knowledge and skills of the older patients than the lecture-based group [ 33 ]. Similar to the present study, Sari et al (2020) used an aging suit as a real simulation which showed that the mean scores of the KAOPS has statistically significantly increased after wearing an aging suit [ 9 ].…”

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confidence: 75%

“…But the training programs seem not to have been planned to provide preparation among novice nurses to care for the elderly needs. The results of studies have shown that novice nurses have problems with proper understanding and attitudes towards the elderly and do not understand the challenges related to aging [ 8 , 9 ]. Understanding the issues and problems of the elderly can be difficult for healthcare workers, especially students [ 10 ]because they have not yet experienced an aging or the unpleasant experience of illness and disability that can cause an increase in the understanding of the elderly [ 11 , 12 ].…”

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Effect of an aged wearing suit on nursing student’s knowledge and attitude

et al. 2021

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Background The knowledge and attitude of health care providers are important and influential factors in providing care services to the elderly and need to be considered during the training course. Simulation in geriatric nursing education can be an opportunity for learners to experience the restrictions of the elderly. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of training through simulation on the attitude and knowledge of nursing students in elderly care. Methods This study was quasi-experimental with two experimental and control groups of pre and post-test, which was conducted on 70 nursing students of the 5th semester (two groups of 35 people). For the experimental group, the elderly simulation suit was worn for two hours, which was designed by the researcher and created sensory, physical, and motor restrictions similar to the elderly for students. Before and after the study, Kogan’s attitudes toward older people scale and Palmore’s “facts on aging quiz” were completed by students. The data were analyzed using an independent t-test and paired t-test using SPSS version 16 software. Results The mean scores of students’ knowledge in the experimental and control groups had no significant difference at the beginning of the study (p < 0.05). But the mean scores of knowledge in the experimental group before and after the intervention was (9.2 ± 2.6) and (15.3 ± 3.5), respectively, and in the control group before and after the intervention was (10.4 ± 2.9) and (11.3 ± 2.6), respectively, which had a statistically significant difference (p = 0.0001). The mean scores of students’ attitudes in the experimental and control groups had no significant difference at the beginning of the study (p < 0.05). The mean scores of attitude in the experimental group before and after the intervention was (114.69 ± 8.4) and (157.31 ± 10.7), respectively and in the control group before and after the intervention was (113.34 ± 13.6) and (108.5 ± 16.6), respectively, which was significantly different (p = 0.0001). Conclusions Based on the findings, the experience of aging restrictions through simulation has improved the knowledge and attitude of nursing students towards the elderly. Nursing education requires the growth of attitudinal skills, individuals’ beliefs, and creating empathy among them, so creating simulation opportunities can assist nursing students in the educational processes.

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Effects of age simulation suits on psychological and physical outcomes: a systematic review

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Age simulation suits (ASS) are widely used to simulate sensory and physical restrictions that typically occur as people age. This review has two objectives: first, we synthesize the current research on ASS in terms of the observed psychological and physical effects associated with ASS. Second, we analyze indicators able to estimate the validity of ASS in simulating “true” ageing processes. Following the PRISMA guidelines, eight electronic databases were searched (BASE, Cinhal, Cochrane, Google Scholar, ProQuest, PsychINFO, Pubmed, and Web of Science). Qualitative and quantitative studies addressing effects of ASS interventions regarding psychological outcomes (i.e., empathy, attitudes) or physical parameters (i.e., gait, balance) were included. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was applied for quality assessment. Of 1890 identified citations, we included 94 for full-text screening and finally 26 studies were examined. Publication years ranged from 2001 to 2021. Study populations were predominantly based on students in health-related disciplines. Results suggest that ASS can initiate positive effects on attitudes toward (dweighted = 0.33) and empathy for older adults (dweighted = 0.54). Physical performance was significantly reduced; however, there is only little evidence of a realistic simulation of typical ageing processes. Although positive effects of ASS are supported to some extent, more diverse study populations and high-quality controlled designs are needed. Further, validation studies examining whether the simulation indeed reflects “real” ageing are needed and should build on reference data generated by standardized geriatric assessments or adequate comparison groups of older adults.Prospero registration: 232686.

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Effect of an aged simulation suit on nursing students’ attitudes and empathy

Cited by 31 publications

References 31 publications

Exploring the use of ageing simulation to enable nurses to gain insight into what it is like to be an older person

Exploring the use of ageing simulation to enable nurses to gain insight into what it is like to be an older person

Effect of an aged wearing suit on nursing student’s knowledge and attitude

Effects of age simulation suits on psychological and physical outcomes: a systematic review

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