Effect of 'Empathy Dress' and Exercise on Midwifery Students' Discomfort, Empathy and Compassionate Love Levels

Investigation of the Effect of the Exercise Program With the 'Empathy Dress' Applied to Midwifery Students on the Levels of Physical Discomfort, Empathy and Compassionate Love: A Randomized Controlled Study

To investigate the effect of the exercise program with the 'Empathy Dress' applied to midwifery students on the Levels of physical discomfort, empathy and compassionate love in the midwifery department of Amasya University. A total of 62 midwifery student are planned to be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Student Information Form", "The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire- TEQ", "Evaluation Scale for Physical Discomfort", and "The Compassionate Love Scale". In the study, an exercise program that includes a total of eight sessions of 'Empathy Dress' and some exercises, every week and 20 minutes per week to the midwifery students in the experimental group, by the researcher. It is thought that the results of the study will improve the empathy and sensitive love levels of midwifery students and increase the quality of midwifery care offered.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Empathy; Discomfort; Love
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: The exercise program with the 'Empathy Dress'

Detailed Description

Midwifery education consists of two parts, theoretical and clinical, which complement each other. Educators in the field of midwifery should strengthen students' skills before going to the clinic by following innovative training techniques. In this context, it is recommended that the simulation supported midwifery education model be used, disseminated and included in the curriculum of midwifery departments, as it contributes to students.To investigate the effect of the exercise program with the 'Empathy Dress' applied to midwifery students on the Levels of physical discomfort, empathy and compassionate love in the midwifery department of Amasya University. A total of 62 midwifery student (31 experimental, 31 control) are planned to be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Student Information Form", "The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire- TEQ", "Evaluation Scale for Physical Discomfort", and "The Compassionate Love Scale". In the study, an exercise program that includes a total of eight sessions (two months) of 'Empathy Dress' and some exercises (stairs going up and down, sitting up, putting on trousers, tying shoes, etc.), every week and 20 minutes per week to the midwifery students in the experimental group, by the researcher. The expected result of the study is to determine whether the exercise program with the 'Empathy Dress' is an effective intervention in increasing the empathy and compassionate love levels in midwifery students. In addition, the effect of the 'Empathy Dress' and exercise program on the physical discomfort levels of midwifery students is investigated. It is thought that the results of the study will improve the empathy and sensitive love levels of midwifery students and increase the quality of midwifery care offered.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 57
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Amasya, Turkey, 05000
    • Amasya University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Absence of a defined psychiatric disorder
• There is no problem that prevents communication

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who have movement system problems that prevent them from exercising with increasing weights by adapting to their pregnancy weeks,
• Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria or who do not volunteer to participate in the research despite meeting them will be excluded from the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group; No intervention
Experimental: Experimental group; The exercise program with the 'Empathy Dress'	Behavioral: The exercise program with the 'Empathy Dress'; The experimental group will be given an exercise program that includes a total of eight sessions (two months) of 'Empathy Dress' and some exercises (stairs going up and down, sitting up, putting on trousers, tying shoes, etc.), every week and 20 minutes per week, by the researchers.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Empathy Level	Empathy is one of the primary outcomes. This will be measured using 'The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire- TEQ'. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is "13", the maximum score is "65", and as the score obtained from the scale increases, empathy levels also increase.	2 months
Compassionate Love Level	Compassionate Love Level is the other primary outcomes. This will be measured using 'The Compassionate Love Scale'. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is "21", the maximum score is "147", and as the score obtained from the scale increases, Compassionate Love levels also increase.	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Physical Discomfort Level	Physical Discomfort Level is the other primary outcomes. This will be measured using 'Evaluation Scale for Physical Discomfort'. This form was developed by the researchers and consists of 4 items. The score ranges from 0 to 10 points, with increasing score reflecting more discomfort.	2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Amasya University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Emine İbici Akça, Ph.D, Amasya University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 9, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): February 16, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 22, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Student; Midwifery; Empathy level; Physical discomfort level; Compassionate Love level
• Other Study ID Numbers: Amasya Univ

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No