Impact of dyadic practice on the clinical self-efficacy and empathy of nursing students

Dyadic practice of learners creates supportive learning. So far, few studies have investigated the impact of this approach on students' empathy and self-efficacy. This study aimed to investigate the effect of dyadic practice on nursing students' clinical self-efficacy and empathy. This stu...

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Published in:BMC nursing 2023-01, Vol.22 (1), p.8-8, Article 8
Main Authors: Kamali, Maryam, Hasanvand, Shirin, Kordestani-Moghadam, Parastou, Ebrahimzadeh, Farzad, Amini, Mitra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angina pectoris
Collaborative learning
Educational aspects
Empathy
Instructional design
Internships
Intervention
Midwifery
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing students
Older people
Patients
Peer learning
Peer tutoring
Professional development
Psychological aspects
Self-Efficacy
Social skills
Students
Teaching
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Summary:Dyadic practice of learners creates supportive learning. So far, few studies have investigated the impact of this approach on students' empathy and self-efficacy. This study aimed to investigate the effect of dyadic practice on nursing students' clinical self-efficacy and empathy. This study was based on a pretest-posttest randomized group from September to December 2018. All the junior nursing students (n = 44) were divided into intervention (n = 22) and control groups (n = 22) using stratified random sampling. The intervention group was trained for 6 days as student dyads, while the control group was under the supervision of an instructor and worked individually. The students' levels of empathy and self-efficacy were evaluated on the first day (pretest) and the last day (post-test) by The Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale and Mehrabian and Epstein empathy scale. The data were analyzed using the SPSS software by Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney test, independent t-test paired t-test, Wilcoxon signed-rank, and Analysis of covariance. Dyadic practice increased empathy in the intervention group compared to the control group (P 
ISSN:1472-6955
1472-6955
DOI:10.1186/s12912-022-01171-y