Effects Of Dance Movement Therapy On Compassionate Flow In Nursing Students: An Experimental Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Mackay Medical College
- Enrollment
- 59
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aimed to investigate the differences in compassionate flow among nursing students both before and after an educational intervention.
Detailed Description
Background: Only a few studies have explored how compassion is taught to nursing students.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the differences in compassionate flow among nursing students both before and after an educational intervention.
Design: This study employed a cluster randomised controlled trial design. Settings: This study was conducted in medical schools in Taiwan. Participants: We enrolled first- and second-year nursing students. Methods: The intervention group underwent dance movement therapy, while the control group received yoga training. Compassionate flow was assessed using the Compassionate Engagement and Action Scale and the Fears of Compassion Scale.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 19 Years to 25 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Freshmen or sophomore nursing students
- •Those taking a course in Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- •Willingness to participate and agreeing to complete the questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
- •Limb disorders
Arms & Interventions
The intervention group
The intervention group underwent dance movement therapy.
Intervention: dance movement therapy (Other)
The control group
The control group received yoga training.
Intervention: yoga training (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales
Time Frame: 1 week
The Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales, developed by Gilbert et al. (2017), comprises three subscales assessing different aspects of compassion: compassion for self, compassion for others, and compassion from others, each consisting of 13 items.
Secondary Outcomes
- Fear of Compassion Scales(1 week)
Investigators
Chin-Tsung Shen
the Office of Research and Development
Mackay Medical College