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

Kyuwon Lee, Areum Han and Tae Hui Kim
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Kyuwon Lee: Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation Office, Yonsei University, Mirae Campus, 79, Ilsanchogyo-gil, Wonju 26425, Korea
Areum Han: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, SHPB 340, 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Tae Hui Kim: Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-9

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: empathy; simulation training; elderly; aged; caregivers; quality of health care; patient reported outcome measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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