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Trial reportBMC medical education2023

Narrative medicine as a teaching strategy for nursing students to developing professionalism, empathy and humanistic caring ability: a randomized controlled trial.

Mengxin Xue, Huiping Sun, Jin Xue, Jingxin Zhou, Junchao Qu, Siqi Ji, Yuan Bu, Yongbing Liu

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Mengxin Xue *School of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Huiping Sun *School of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jin XueGuangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jingxin ZhouSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Junchao QuSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Siqi JiSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yuan BuSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yongbing LiuSchool of Nursing and Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. bingbing19950806@163.com.

Funding

the 2020 Medical Education Research Project of the Medical Education Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and Medical Education Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Higher Education 20A0576the Interdisciplinary Research Project of Chinese Language and Literature Special Zone of Yangzhou University yzuxk202019the Jiangsu Graduate Research and Innovation Program KYCX21_3298
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNarrative medicine has become a solution to cultivate medical students' ability of empathy and humanistic care. However, the role of narrative medicine is lacking in the study of professionalism. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of narrative medical theory learning and narrative writing on professionalism, empathy and humanistic care ability of nursing students.

methodsThis cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted between June 2021 and June 2022 in two universities in Jiangsu, China. The participants of this study were 85 nursing students who were randomly divided into the intervention group (n = 43) or the control group (n = 42). Participants in the intervention group were trained in narrative medical theory learning and narrative writing based on a Web-based platform, while those in the control group were not. Self-report questionnaires of professionalism, empathy and humanistic care ability were used before and after intervention.

resultsThe results showed that the professionalism score of the intervention group was (68.7 ± 6.8 vs. 64.5 ± 7.5; P = 0.005), empathy (99.4 ± 15.7 vs. 92.2 ± 14.6; P = 0.014) and humanistic care ability (127.6 ± 20.0 vs. 113.3 ± 18.8; P = 0.004) were better than the control group.

conclusionThe results of this quantitative study suggest that narrative medical theory education and narrative writing based on the network platform can promote the development of professionalism, empathy and humanistic care ability of nursing undergraduates.

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Narrative MedicineStudents, NursingEmpathyHumansNarrationProfessionalismControlled trialEmpathyHumanistic careNarrative medicineNursing studentsProfessionalism

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PMCPMC9850682

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