Gender differences in the expression and cognition of empathy among nursing students: An educational assessment study

Strekalova, Yulia A.; Kong, Sining; Kleinheksel, A. J.; Gerstenfeld, Adam

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2019.04.004

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“…For example, Graf et al [ 51 ] detected differences in the communication skills of medical students based on gender, with women standing out for non-verbal language and empathy. Similar results were found in a study by Strekalova et al [ 52 ] on nursing students from the USA, which found that women had greater skill in showing empathy than men. However, no differences were found in the communication skills of men and women in the study carried out by Shafakhah et al [ 46 ] on nursing students from Iran.…”

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Efficacy of a Standardised Patient Simulation Programme for Chronicity and End-of-Life Care Training in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Escribano

Cabañero‐Martínez

Fernández‐Alcántara

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Background: Standardised patient simulations seem to be useful for improving the communication skills of health sciences students. However, it is important to define the effectiveness of these types of interventions in complex scenarios linked to disease chronicity and end-of-life contexts. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-intervention measures was carried out in a single group. A total of 161 nursing students completed different assessment instruments to measure their attitudes towards communication (Attitude Toward Communication Scale), self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy of Communication Skills, SE-12), and communication skills (Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale, EHC-PS) before and after simulation training with standardised patients. The objective of the program was to train students in non-technical skills for complex situations involving chronicity and end-of-life care. It comprised eight sessions lasting 2.5 h each. Results: The results showed notable baseline gender differences in attitudes towards communication and in the informative communication dimension, with women obtaining higher scores. The participants’ self-efficacy and communication skills significantly improved after completing the intervention, with no significant differences being found for the attitudes towards communication variable. Conclusion: The standardised patient simulation programme for complex scenarios related to chronicity and end-of-life contexts improved communication self-efficacy and communication skills in these nursing students. In future work it will be important to analyse the influence of gender and attitudes towards communication as variables in the learning of communication skills in nursing students.

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Efficacy of a Standardised Patient Simulation Programme for Chronicity and End-of-Life Care Training in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Escribano

Cabañero‐Martínez

Fernández‐Alcántara

et al. 2021

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“…This is consistent with the results of previous studies among nursing students [16]. According to a previous study, when the level of empathic responses was assessed, no differences between male and female students was found; however, female students had more complex maps that included a larger number and levels of empathyrelated concepts [32]. Although there were no significant differences, the mean value of PPOS score was higher in women than men in our results.…”

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Factors Influencing Patient-Centeredness among Korean Nursing Students: Empathy and Communication Self-Efficacy

Jeon

Choi

2021

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In recent years, there is a growing tendency in the extent to which patients wish to be actively involved in processes related to their healthcare and relevant decision-making. This was a cross sectional study. We examined undergraduate nursing students’ patient-centeredness and investigated its associated factors including empathy and communication self-efficacy using a structured questionnaire. A total of 201 undergraduate nursing students who provided written consent to participate in the study completed measures on patient-centeredness (sharing and caring), empathy (fantasy, perspective taking, personal distress, and empathic concern), and communication self-efficacy. The factors affecting patient-centeredness were analyzed using multiple regression. Communication self-efficacy affected patient-centered sharing, while age, empathy (fantasy, personal distress, empathic concern), and communication self-efficacy affected patient-centered caring. Empathy and communication self-efficacy positively affected patient-centeredness. Therefore, strategies that promote empathy and communication self-efficacy are needed to increase patient-centered care competency.

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“…The low number of male nurses in the present study could account for the lack of a significant difference between nurses' gender and their empathy skill scores. Although the majority of studies did not observe a significant relationship between gender and empathy skill scores, some authors have reported that females nurses had higher empathy skill scores in comparison to their male counterparts, suggesting that men and women have different empathic traits 38 and that gender‐sensitive interventions may be beneficial to promote male nurses' empathy skills 39 …”

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The effect of empathy skills of psychiatric nurses on their attitudes and practices towards the use of physical restraint

Üşenmez

Gümüş

2021

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of empathy skills of psychiatric nurses on their attitudes and practices towards the use of physical restraint. Design and Methods This cross‐sectional, correlational, descriptive study included 100 nurses (88.49% of the population). Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics form, the empathy skills scale (ESS) form B, and the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of staff towards physical restraints questionnaire (KAPS‐PR) were used. Findings The total mean ESS score was found to be 152.34 ± 24.44, indicating moderate empathy skills. Mean KAPS‐PR scores were 29.54 ± 4.43 for the attitude scale and 33.94 ± 3.26 for the practice scale, indicating appropriate attitudes and ideal practices related to physical restraint, respectively. ESS score was significantly higher among nurses with higher educational levels (p = .001) and weakly correlated with KAPS‐PR attitude score (r = .25; p < .05). Implications for Practice Improving the empathy skills of psychiatric nurses could improve their attitudes towards physical restraint, thereby reducing its use.

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Gender differences in the expression and cognition of empathy among nursing students: An educational assessment study

Cited by 18 publications

References 42 publications

Efficacy of a Standardised Patient Simulation Programme for Chronicity and End-of-Life Care Training in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Efficacy of a Standardised Patient Simulation Programme for Chronicity and End-of-Life Care Training in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Factors Influencing Patient-Centeredness among Korean Nursing Students: Empathy and Communication Self-Efficacy

The effect of empathy skills of psychiatric nurses on their attitudes and practices towards the use of physical restraint

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