Effects on Emphathy in Physiotherapy Students After Simulation as an Active Method for Learning the Clinical Enterview

NCT05873179 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 23/29302
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the main study is to find out the effects on empathy in physiotherapy students after role playing in the learning of the clinical history.

Conditions

Healthy Students

Keywords

Medical education; nursing education; physiotherapy; empathy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Jefferson Scale or Medical Empathy Scale before role playing

  To determine the empathy levels of nursing students, the validated Jefferson Empathy Scale for health professions students will be used. This scale consists of 20 items, each of which is assessed using a seven-point Likert-type response scale (from 1 = 'strongly disagree' to 7 = 'strongly agree'). These items are divided into three subscales: 'perspective taking' (11 items), which refers to the cognitive aspects of empathy; 'compassionate care' (6 items), which is characterised by a combination of cognitive and affective aspects of empathy; and 'putting oneself in the patient's shoes' (three items), considered the inverse of emotional distancing . Ten of these items are positively worded, while the other 10 are negatively worded and should be reversed. The total scores range from 20 to 140 points. Higher scores reflect higher levels of empathy.

  Through study completion, an average of 1 week

• Empathy Quotent before role playing.

  It consists of 60 items, 40 measuring empathy and 20 control measures. Scores range from 0 to 80. It measures cognitive and affective empathy in adults. Equalizer allows classification into four categories, which facilitates comparison between groups. The cut-off for each level is: from 0 to 32 scores: low empathy (average scores in Asperger Syndrome is 20), from 33 to 52 scores: average empathy (average in men 42, average in women 47), from 53 to 63 scores: above average, from 64 to 80 scores: high empathy

  Through study completion, an average of 1 week

• Jefferson Scale or Medical Empathy Scale after role playing

  To determine the empathy levels of nursing students, the validated Jefferson Empathy Scale for health professions students will be used. This scale consists of 20 items, each of which is assessed using a seven-point Likert-type response scale (from 1 = 'strongly disagree' to 7 = 'strongly agree'). These items are divided into three subscales: 'perspective taking' (11 items), which refers to the cognitive aspects of empathy; 'compassionate care' (6 items), which is characterised by a combination of cognitive and affective aspects of empathy; and 'putting oneself in the patient's shoes' (three items), considered the inverse of emotional distancing . Ten of these items are positively worded, while the other 10 are negatively worded and should be reversed. The total scores range from 20 to 140 points. Higher scores reflect higher levels of empathy.

  Through study completion, an average of 1 week

• Empathy Quotent after role playing

  This questionnaire has been widely used to measure empathy in health science students.13 It consists of 60 items, 40 measuring empathy and 20 control measures. Scores range from 0 to 80. It measures cognitive and affective empathy in adults. Equalizer allows classification into four categories, which facilitates comparison between groups. The cut-off for each level is: from 0 to 32 scores: low empathy (average scores in Asperger Syndrome is 20), from 33 to 52 scores: average empathy (average in men 42, average in women 47), from 53 to 63 scores: above average, from 64 to 80 scores: high empathy.

  Through study completion, an average of 1 week

Study Arms (1)

Role-playing for learning the clinical interview

Other: role-playing for learning the clinical interview

Interventions

role-playing for learning the clinical interview OTHER

role-playing for learning the clinical interview

Role-playing for learning the clinical interview

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Men and women who are studying the first year of Physiotherapy at the Complutense University of Madrid and wish to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Men and women who are studying the first year of Physiotherapy at the Complutense University of Madrid and wish to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who do not wish to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mayuben Private Clinic: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eva María Martínez-Jimenez

Madrid, 28040, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Role Playing

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychodrama; Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Psychotherapy, Group; Socioenvironmental Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Podiatry, Principal Investigator, and Physiotherapist, profesor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2023
• First Posted: May 24, 2023
• Study Start: May 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 2, 2023
• Study Completion: September 16, 2023
• Last Updated: September 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)