Intervention for Standardized Patients' Anxiety After “Receiving Bad News” Scenarios
Clinical Simulation in Nursing, cilt.25, ss.28-35, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ecns.2018.10.012
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Simulation in Nursing
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.28-35
- Anahtar Kelimeler: relaxation exercises, anxiety, standardized patient, simulated patient
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: This study aimed to determine the anxiety levels of standardized/simulated patients (SPs) who received bad news and to explore the effects of relaxation exercises during the de-roling/debriefing phase on the anxiety levels of the SPs. Method: A pretest/post-test pattern was used for 19 SPs who participated in the study. Results: The SPs were mildly anxious (mean State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI] score, 38.16 ± 8.69) before delivery of the bad news. After delivery of the bad news, the SPs showed moderate anxiety levels (mean STAI score, 47.89 ± 8.95). The relaxation exercises showed a statistically significant decrease in the anxiety levels, and the SPs (p <.001) showed mild anxiety levels (STAI mean score, 25.63 ± 5.43). Conclusion: Relaxation exercises during de-roling/debriefing showed promising effects to provide a psychologically safe working environment for SPs, especially after portraying difficult scenarios.