Effects Of Dance Movement Therapy On Compassionate Flow In Nursing Students

Mackay Medical College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Compassion; Competence; Educational Problems

Treatments: Other: dance movement therapy; Other: yoga training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06220708

MMC-RD-112-1B-P001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate the differences in compassionate flow among nursing students both before and after an educational intervention.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

• Deafness
• Limb disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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59 participants in 2 patient groups

The intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group underwent dance movement therapy.

Treatment:

Other: dance movement therapy

The control group

Other group

Description:

The control group received yoga training.

Treatment:

Other: yoga training