The Contribution of Dance Movement Therapy in Promoting Nursing Students’ Interpersonal Skills during the Covid-19 Pandemic

A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15499083
AuthorsValerio Dimonte (0000-0002-0003-3481, University of Turin), Silvia Gonella (0000-0001-6294-9834, Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino), Beatrice Albanesi (0000-0002-7919-2927, University of Turin, corresponding author), Eugenia Malinverni (University of Turin), Sara Campagna (0000-0003-2722-1818, University of Turin, corresponding author), Alessio Conti (0000-0003-4301-8924, University of Turin)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue2
Pages1376-1376
Publication date2023-01-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20021376
PMID36674130
OpenAlexW4315651498
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities closed or reduced clinical placements (CPs), limiting nursing students' opportunities to practice communication and interpersonal skills before graduating. When applied in nursing curriculums, Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) enhances students' understanding of the theoretical concepts of communication and interpersonal skills, representing a valuable educational tool when CPs are reduced, as during the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive phenomenological study aims to describe the contribution of DMT in promoting third-year nursing students' relational skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty-four nursing students who attended a DMT workshop completed a reflective journal. Data were analysed using content analysis. Three themes emerged: struggling to care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, lived experience of DMT, and professional identity development. The first theme illustrates the connection participants made between their experiences during the DMT workshop and the caregiving challenges imposed by the pandemic; the second theme describes how the workshop fostered emotional and physical connections among its participants; the third theme focuses on the awareness participants acquired regarding their professional role during the workshop. When CPs opportunities are limited, DMT workshops can represent an educational tool to promote interpersonal and communication skills among nursing students, facilitating their transition into the profession

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Curriculum · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Medical education · Pandemic · Pedagogy · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Theme (computing · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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