Analysis of research papers using movies in nursing education

Oh, Jin-A; Im, Mi-Hae

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2011;17(3):395-404.
Published online December 31, 2011.

Oh, Jin-A;Im, Mi-Hae;

¹Department of Nursing, Institute for Health Science Research, AEI, Inje University
²Department of Nursing, Inje University, Nurse of Busan Paik Hospital

간호교육에서 영화를 활용한 국외 연구논문 분석

오진아, 임미해

¹인제대학교 간호학과, 건강과학연구소, 대기환경정보연구센터
²인제대학교 대학원 간호학과, 부산백병원

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to analyze research papers using movies and to introduce a practical instruction in cinema education for nurse educators in Korea. Method: The computerized database of PubMed, Google scholar, NDSL, CINAHL, and PsychINFO were used to generate relevant literature. Sixteen studies were published between 1990 and 2011 and were included in this review. These papers were analyzed using the matrix method suggested by Garrad (2007). Results: The first paper using movies in nursing education was performed in 1995. There were 16 studies on this issue and classified into one qualitative and 15 quantitative research. Because psychiatric mental health nursing was the main course, movies relating to mental illness were mainly considered. Most papers used questionnaires developed by researchers and discussions regarding the course. The key findings in these papers were all positive. Conclusion: The critics and syntheses in these papers emerged into seven overarching merits of cinema education and that lead to conduct cinema education to deepen students' understanding and to evoke empathy, critical thinking, entertainment, and intimacy. In addition, cinema education was safe and economical. This study recommends discovering suitable films and developments in both instruction process and educational evaluation tools.

Key Words: Cinema, Education, Nursing