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Aim
To explore the effects of a humanistic care digital storytelling programme on the humanistic care ability, empathy, emotional intelligence and clinical communication ability.
BackgroundHumanistic qualities are vital for patient satisfaction and nursing quality. However, traditional nursing curricula may impede their development, especially in intensive care unit settings. Digital storytelling shows promise, but its effectiveness in enhancing humanistic qualities remains unclear.
DesignA quasi-experimental design with repeated measures, using a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach.
MethodsIn a tertiary hospital in Changsha, China, 37 nursing students participated in the intervention group and 40 in the control group. The four-week intervention included educational sessions, reflective diaries and discussion groups. Humanistic qualities were assessed quantitatively at baseline, post-intervention and one-month follow-up using repeated measures ANOVA. Qualitative data from diaries and interviews were analyzed using reflective thematic analysis.
ResultsThe intervention group demonstrated significantly improved humanistic care ability and empathy scores compared with controls (p < 0.05). Interaction effects were significant for both humanistic care ability (p < 0.05) and emotional intelligence (p < 0.001). The intervention group also showed statistically significant improvements in humanistic care ability and emotional intelligence at both post-intervention and follow-up (p < 0.05). Qualitative analysis revealed four themes: Infectious fusion and Educational Significance, Balancing Enjoyment and Reflection, Complementary Relationship between the Teaching Curriculum and Clinical Practice and Recommendations for Improving the Teaching curriculum.
ConclusionThe digital storytelling programme effectively enhances humanistic qualities among intensive care unit nursing students, supporting its integration into nursing education for improved outcomes.
Details
Full Time Students;
Data Collection;
Psychological Needs;
Sample Size;
Mixed Methods Research;
Empathy;
Feasibility Studies;
Learner Engagement;
Mental Disorders;
Methods Research;
Participant Satisfaction;
Medical Care Evaluation;
Nurses;
Diaries;
Control Groups;
Reflection;
Internship Programs;
Nursing Students;
Student Interests;
Interpersonal Communication;
Classroom Communication;
Classroom Environment;
Story Telling;
Educational Background
Mixed methods research;
Digital storytelling;
Intervention;
Students;
Clinical training;
Communication;
Emotional intelligence;
Medical education;
Diaries;
Clinical medicine;
Patient satisfaction;
Participation;
Intensive care;
Teaching;
Storytelling;
Communication skills;
Curricula;
Nursing education;
Discussion groups;
Patient communication;
Quasi-experimental methods;
Integrated care;
Nursing;
Empathy;
Emotions;
Feedback;
Patients;
Qualitative research;
Classrooms;
Ability;
Data collection;
Intelligence;
Nurses;
Research design;
Variance analysis;
Education;
Satisfaction;
Communicative competence;
Autobiographical literature;
Groups
1 Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
2 Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China; Department of Nursing, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China
3 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
4 Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China; Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China