Journal article
Analysis of the Empathic Concern Subscale of the Emotional Response Questionnaire in a Study Evaluating the Impact of a 3D Cultural Simulation
International journal of nursing education scholarship, Vol.15(1)
25/04/2018
PMID: 29698214
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Abstract
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.
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- Title
- Analysis of the Empathic Concern Subscale of the Emotional Response Questionnaire in a Study Evaluating the Impact of a 3D Cultural Simulation
- Creators
- Naleya Everson - University of Technology SydneyTracy Levett-Jones - University of Technology SydneyVictoria Pitt - University of Newcastle AustraliaSamuel Lapkin - St George HospitalPamela Van Der Riet - University of Newcastle AustraliaRachel Rossiter - Charles Sturt UniversityDonovan Jones - University of Newcastle AustraliaConor Gilligan - University of Newcastle AustraliaHelen Courtney Pratt - University of Tasmania Faculty of Health, Hobart, Australia
- Publication Details
- International journal of nursing education scholarship, Vol.15(1)
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- This work was supported by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government, Funder Id: 10.13039/501100000937, Grant Number: HEPPP.
- Identifiers
- 991013092524902368
- Copyright
- © 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article