The effectiveness of a serious game to enhance empathy for care workers for people with disabilities: A parallel randomized controlled trial

Empathic care is fundamental in healthcare settings and is associated to several positive outcomes for care workers (i.e. burnout, compassion satisfaction) and patients (i.e. therapeutic alliance, trust, wellbeing). Yet, studies showed a decrease in empathy in care workers, which is argued to be a product of personal distress. Thus, interventions should aim at enhancing empathy in care workers working for vulnerable populations to ensure optimal client-carer relationships.

Source: Disability and Health Journal - April 3, 2018 Category: Disability Authors: P.S. Sterkenburg, V.S. Vacaru Source Type: research