Leah A Chase, Joanne Stewart, Christopher C Barney
Cultivation of an interdisciplinary, research-based neuroscience minor at hope college
Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
lady health workers lhws provide lifesaving maternal child health services 60 pakistans population poorly compensated overburdened moreover lhws training incorporate efforts nurture attributes necessary equitable holistic healthcare delivery developed interdisciplinary humanities curriculum deriving strengths local art literature enhance character virtues empathy connection interpersonal communication skills compassion purpose among lhws tested curriculums feasibility impact enhance character strengths among lhwswe conducted multiphase mixedmethods pilot study two towns karachi pakistan delivered humanities curriculum 48 lhws via 12 weekly sessions 15 june 2 september 2021 developed multiconstruct character strength survey administered preintervention postintervention assess impact training indepth interviews conducted subset randomly selected participating lhwsof 48 participants 47 98 completed training 34 71 attended 12 sessions scores outcomes increased baseline endline highest increase 100 points 95 ci 291 1702 p0006 observed empathyconnection lhws provided positive feedback training impact terms improving confidence empathyconnection ability communicate clients participants also rated sessions highly terms contents usefulness mean 9710 sd 016 success sessions mean 9710 sd 017 overall satisfaction mean 8210 sd 33a humanitiesbased training frontline health workers feasible intervention demonstrated impact nurturing key character strengths notably empathyconnection interpersonal communication evidence study highlights value humanitiesbased training grounded local literature cultural values ultimately translate improved wellbeing lhws thus contributing better health outcomes among populations serve