Greek nurses’ perceptions on empathy and empathic care in the Intensive Care Unit

Stavropoulou, Areti; Rovithis, Michael; Sigala, Evangelia; Pantou, Stavroula; Koukouli, Sofia

doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102814

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“…These data suggest that staff nurses are affable, cooperative and that enjoys the company of others and receptive to other points of view and opinions, characteristics that have a very specific bearing on the role of nurses over the patients' care [44]. This result is according to previous studies which have identify nurses as empathic people [16,31]. These findings coincide with our first research hypothesis in which staff nurses are a collective with a high personal traits related with empathy.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Patients’ positives outcomes are directly influenced by the ability of professionals to develop positive relationships to provide quality and safe care and even influence the outcome of illness [ 7 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. For nurses, as the health care professionals that have the most continued and close contact with patients and their families, empathy is fundamental to ensure good nursing practice, obtain positive patient outcomes, and develop an effective therapeutic relationship with patients [ 7 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. However, it is necessary knowledge worldwide that nurses are aware of the influence of their behavior while caring for their patients [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effect of Anxiety on Empathy: An Observational Study Among Nurses

Ayuso-Murillo¹,

Colomer-Sánchez

Santiago-Magdalena

et al. 2020

Healthcare

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Empathy, defined as an emotional ability to put oneself in the place of others, read their state of mind, and think how they are feeling, is an essential pillar of nursing care. On the other hand, anxiety is a frequent emotion that can be generated in stressful work environments, like nurses developing their activity. The aim of the present study is to explore the value of empathy and anxiety personal traits in staff nurses. The sample was comprised of 197 staff nurses from tertiary level hospitals from Madrid, Spain, where 79.2% were women and 20.8% were men in the present study. The instrument used for analysis was the Spanish adaptation of the 16PF5 questionnaire. The results showed the following measurements to warmth (5.58), lively (5.25), socially bold (5.6), privacy (5.82), open to change (5.62), self-reliance (6.12), and anxiety (6.38). Furthermore, anxiety affects positively to warmth (t: 2.66; p > 0.0001) and lively (t = 2.36; p < 0.05), but in a negative way to social bold (t = −3.17; p < 0.001) or open to change (t = −5.81; p < 0.0001). However, it was not seen to have any effect over privacy (t = 1.96; p = 0.052) and self-reliance (t = 1.19; p = 0.234). Finally, it is recommended that healthcare professionals reinforce their personal competencies to strengthen their skills to manage anxiety and improve their empathy competencies.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Anxiety on Empathy: An Observational Study Among Nurses

Ayuso-Murillo¹,

Colomer-Sánchez

Santiago-Magdalena

et al. 2020

Healthcare

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“…Based on the results obtained in our study, one of the causes perceived as generating CF in professionals is the lack of time and resources to provide comprehensive nursing care (Wang et al 2020; Wijn and Doef, 2020; Stravropoulou et al 2020). In addition, the biomedical approach to healthcare today, which focuses solely on physical healing and therapeutic success, generates the feeling of frustration reported by nurses and the lack of identification with the nursing role as developed by Upton (2018).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%

Qualitative study on the causes and consequences of compassion fatigue from the perspective of nurses

Pérez-García

Ortega‐Galán

Ibáñez‐Masero

et al. 2020

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Compassion is one of the core elements of nursing care. Continued exposure to patient pain and suffering puts nurses at risk of developing compassion fatigue. The aim of this study was to understand the causes and consequences of compassion fatigue from the perspective of nurses. To this end, a qualitative design based on the hermeneutic phenomenology paradigm was used. Five focus group sessions were held with 43 nursing professionals. Two themes and six sub-themes emerged from the analysis of their discourses in relation to the impact of compassion fatigue on nurses. Based on the results obtained, the causes perceived as generating compassion fatigue are the lack of time and resources to provide comprehensive nursing care. The consequences identified were difficulties in carrying out their work, repercussions on family and private life, anxiety, stress, and, in some cases, the desire to quit the profession. This study concluded that healthcare organizations are key to fostering compassionate care and that cultivating compassion is necessary to prevent compassion fatigue.

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“…This is further confirmed by the interpretation of the patients regarding the actions of the operators: indeed, the routine attitude, which often signifies a formal, aseptic and detached approach, is perceived as a sign of non-attention and lack of consideration for patients. In this sense, there is a need to train specialised personnel for a brief communication exchange with these patients, to secure greater cooperation and to afford them a better perception of well-being and control ( 36 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of Relational and Organizational–Environmental Aspects in Hospital Blood Collection: Clinical and Health Indications and New Training Needs

Iudici

Donà

Faccio

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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This study deals with people who underwent a blood test and consequently suffered a fainting episode in the past. This phenomenon affects many people and if not adequately dealt with, it can lead to a perception of the blood test as a serious and traumatic event, which could limit its use as a preventive diagnostic tool. These experiences have been explored by research mainly on the basis of the physiological mechanisms involved in fainting, with a few studies considering the actual lived experience related to the blood test. This study explored how this experience is lived and managed, capturing aspects that could facilitate blood tests and the procedures associated with them, thus it focused on people with vasovagal syncope and was articulated through the semi-structured interview methodology. Among the significant results is the importance of the relational aspects implemented by health staff, the differing organisation of the blood test procedure, the need to make the hospital environment less aseptic and more humanistic, effective actions to counter the anxieties relating to the administration of the blood test and the importance of including the blood test with an inter-disciplinarity perspective.

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Greek nurses’ perceptions on empathy and empathic care in the Intensive Care Unit

Cited by 28 publications

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Effect of Anxiety on Empathy: An Observational Study Among Nurses

Effect of Anxiety on Empathy: An Observational Study Among Nurses

Qualitative study on the causes and consequences of compassion fatigue from the perspective of nurses

The Impact of Relational and Organizational–Environmental Aspects in Hospital Blood Collection: Clinical and Health Indications and New Training Needs

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