Does nonviolent communication education improve empathy in French medical students?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of nonviolent communication (NVC) training on five aspects of medical students' empathy skills using implicit and explicit measures.

Methods

312 third-year French medical students were randomly allocated to an intervention group (n = 123) or a control group (n = 189). The intervention group received 2.5 days of NVC training. For each group, empathy-related skills were measured implicitly using three cognitive tests (Visuo-Spatial Perspective Taking, Privileged Knowledge, Empathy for Pain evaluation) and explicitly using two self-rating questionnaires (Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, Empathy Quotient). Both groups completed tests and questionnaires before (pre-test) and three months after training (post-test). Responses were collected v

SUBMITTER: Epinat-Duclos J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8994647 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature