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Effectiveness of Simulation-Based Empathy Enhancement Program for Caregivers (SEE-C) Evaluated by Older Adults Receiving Care

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157802

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empathy; simulation training; elderly; aged; caregivers; quality of health care; patient reported outcome measures

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  1. Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) - Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [HI18C1207]

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The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a Simulation-based Empathy Enhancement program for Caregivers of the Elderly (SEE-C) in increasing program satisfaction and positive emotional changes of older adults. The experimental group showed significantly higher scores in session-depth, session-smoothness, and emotion-positivity compared to the control group, indicating that SEE-C could positively impact interviews for elderly care. However, the experimental group had lower scores for the arousal category, suggesting room for improvement in this aspect.
The aim of this study was to examine whether a Simulation-based Empathy Enhancement program for Caregivers of the Elderly (SEE-C) was effective in increasing program satisfaction and positive emotional changes of older adults. A total of 100 older adults living alone were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group was interviewed by caregivers who experienced SEE-C while the control group was interviewed by caregivers who did not experience SEE-C. In both elderly groups, post session satisfaction and affective state were assessed using a Session Evaluation Questionnaire (SEQ). Chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test were conducted. The experimental group (n = 49) reported significantly higher scores than the control group (n = 51) for all three categories of SEQ: session-depth (Mann-Whitney U = 1651.5, p = 0.005), session-smoothness (Mann-Whitney U = 1803.0, p = 0.000), and emotion-positivity (Mann-Whitney U = 1783.0, p = 0.000). However, the experimental group had significantly lower scores for the arousal category of SEQ (Mann-Whitney U = 873.5, p = 0.009). SEE-C could have a positive impact on interviews for elderly care in terms of raising the satisfaction of the interviewee.

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