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Trial reportThe Journal of international medical research2018

Does narrative medicine education improve nursing students' empathic abilities and academic achievement? A randomised controlled trial.

Ningxi Yang, Han Xiao, Yingnan Cao, Shiyue Li, Hong Yan, Yifang Wang

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Trial report in The Journal of international medical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Ningxi Yang1 School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Han Xiao1 School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yingnan Cao3 Beijing Jishuitan Hospital/4th Medical College of Peking University, Beijing, China.
Shiyue Li1 School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Hong Yan1 School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yifang Wang2 Institute of Medical Humanities, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-1126

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective To determine the effectiveness of a narrative medicine educational intervention on the empathic abilities and academic achievement of Chinese nursing students. Methods A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted between January 2015 and July 2017. Six class clusters (two controls, four interventions) comprising 180 nursing students were included in this trial. After pre-tests to obtain baseline measurements, two control classes (Group 1) attended regular medical education courses, two intervention classes (Group 2) received theoretical narrative medicine education for 1 term, and two intervention classes (Group 3) received narrative medicine education that integrated theory with practice for 2 terms. The empathic ability and academic achievement of the groups were compared, and longitudinal changes in empathic ability were measured. Results Students in Group 3 showed higher empathic ability and academic achievement than students in Group 1. Empathic ability was measured at six time points and showed between-group differences. The empathy scores of students in Group 3 increased abruptly after the two-term intervention. Conclusions Narrative medicine education that combines theory with practice is an effective strategy for improving nursing students' empathic ability and academic achievement.

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Academic SuccessNarrative MedicineAdolescentChinaEducation, NursingEmpathyFemaleHumansMaleStudents, NursingYoung Adultacademic achievementChinaclinical educational interventionempathyNarrative medicinenursing students

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PMID29976109
PMCPMC6134671

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