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Głaz S. The Relationship Between Meaning in Life, Life Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction with Religious Experience in the Life of Polish Nurses. J Relig Health 2024; 63:1710-1731. [PMID: 35676610 PMCID: PMC9176159 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01589-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This article examines the relationship between mental health dimensions such as meaning in life, life satisfaction, and job satisfaction, and the religious experience of God's presence and God's absence in the lives of Polish nurses with a bachelor and master's degree. The research was carried out in the city of Kraków, Poland. All nurses were brought up in Catholic families and declared themselves believing and practicing. The following research tools were used: the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Satisfaction with Job Scale, and the Intensity of Religious Experience Scale. Data analysis showed that the education level of Polish nurses does not significantly differentiate the analyzed variables. The correlation analysis showed that the strongest relationship was between satisfaction with life and satisfaction with job in the group of nurses with a bachelor's degree and nurses with a master's degree. The regression analysis showed that the strongest predictor of God's presence in the group of nurses with a bachelor's degree was satisfaction with job, and in the group of nurses with a master's degree it was satisfaction with life. The structural equation analysis revealed that the satisfaction with life plays an important and positive mediation role between the presence of the meaning in life and the search for the meaning in life, and the experience of God's presence and the experience of God's absence in the life of nurses.
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- Stanisław Głaz
- Department of Philosophy, Institute of Psychology in Kraków, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Ul. Kopernika 26, 31-501, Kraków, Poland.
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Faghihi F, Zarshenas L, Tehranineshat B. Compassionate care of nurses for the elderly admitted to the COVID-19 wards in teaching hospitals of southern Iran. BMC Nurs 2024; 23:14. [PMID: 38167005 PMCID: PMC10759730 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01670-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Compassionate care is the main indicator of the quality regarding nursing care. The importance of this care in the recovery process for the elderly hospitalized for COVID-19 has been under-researched in studies. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the compassionate care level of nurses to the elderly hospitalized in the COVID-19 wards of teaching hospitals in the south of Iran. METHODS This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 212 nurses working in the COVID-19 wards of teaching hospitals in the south of Iran, who were selected through census in a cross-sectional study. The data were collected using the Tehranineshat et al. nurses' compassionate care questionnaire and then the data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics along with SPSS software version 22. RESULTS The mean score of nurses' compassionate care was 130.18 ± 9.42, which was at a high level. The highest and lowest scores were related to professional performance (43.17 ± 2.799) and empathic communication dimension (27.76 ± 2.970). No significant relationship was found between variables such as gender, marital status, education, work experience, and job position with the compassionate care score (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Nurses providing care for hospitalized elderly are recommended to consider all aspects of compassionate care, especially empathic communication, in their educational planning.
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- Fereshte Faghihi
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Özan A, Polat H. Determination of Compassion and Compassion Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses. SAGE Open Nurs 2024; 10:23779608241247395. [PMID: 38654971 PMCID: PMC11036912 DOI: 10.1177/23779608241247395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Introduction Compassion is defined as the sadness felt by a living thing or a person due to a negative situation. Compassion fatigue describes emotional, physical, social and spiritual exhaustion or a decrease in these feelings. The concept of compassion, which is at the center of nursing, may be related to compassion fatigue in nurses. Objective The aims of the study were to determine the level of compassion fatigue and compassion among intensive care nurses and to examine the relationship between them. Methods This study was conducted through descriptive research and cross-sectional survey. The population of the research consisted of intensive care nurses from two hospitals in Turkey. Since the universe is accessible, the sample selection method was not used (n = 182). Demographic data form, Compassion Fatigue sub-dimension of the Professional Quality of Life Scale and Compassion Scale were used in the study. Results The mean score of the nurses' compassion fatigue was 15.86 ± 7.22, and compassion was 72.21 ± 7.28. There was a moderate negative relationship between compassion and compassion fatigue (r = -.405). It was determined that the nurses' compassion was at a moderate level and their compassion fatigue was at a low level. Conclusion It can be assumed that ICU nurses' compassion is at a medium level and their compassion fatigue is at a low level. It was established that as the compassion level of the nurses increased, the level of compassion fatigue decreased. Developing a sense of compassion in nurses working in intensive care units can reduce compassion fatigue.
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- Ahmet Özan
- Tokat State Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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Ockerby C, Wood O, Le CO, Redley B, Yuen E, Thornton R, Hutchinson AM. Exploring the relationship between compassion, the practice environment, and quality of care as perceived by paediatric nurses. J Pediatr Nurs 2023; 73:e549-e555. [PMID: 37923614 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To (1) explore associations between paediatric nurses' perceptions of their own compassion, the practice environment, and quality of care, and (2) identify factors that influence perceived quality of care. DESIGN AND METHODS Cross-sectional survey of paediatric nurses (n = 113) from a hospital network in Melbourne, Australia. The survey included the Compassion Scale, Practice Environment Scale of the Nurse Work Index (PES-NWI), a single quality of care item, and demographic items. Hierarchical regression was used to explore factors that predicted perceived care quality. RESULTS There were moderate positive correlations between perceived care quality and both compassion (rho = 0.36, p < .001) and practice environment (i.e., total PES-NWI: rho = 0.45, p < .001). There were significant differences in perceived care quality based on nurses' work area (i.e., critical care vs medical/surgical wards). The final hierarchical regression analysis included compassion (Step 2) and four of five PES-NWI subscales (Step 3), controlling for work area (Step 1). The model was statistically significant and explained 44% of variance in perceived quality; compassion and PES-NWI subscale 2 (Nursing foundations for quality of care) were statistically significant predictors. CONCLUSIONS Paediatric nurses' perceptions of quality were influenced by their own compassion for others and elements of the practice environment, particularly nursing foundations for care quality, which is characterised by a clear nursing philosophy and model of care, with programs and processes to support practice. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The findings offer insights into potentially modifiable individual and workplace factors that contribute to paediatric nurses' perceptions of care quality.
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- Cherene Ockerby
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Yang YL, Chang YC, Cheng WF, Chen YL, Lai YH. Factors Predicting the Health Status of Women with Ovarian Cancer During Five Treatment Phases. Semin Oncol Nurs 2023; 39:151464. [PMID: 37400343 DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The combined impact of disease status and treatment phase on the quality of life (QoL) of women with ovarian cancer has not been fully considered. Therefore, this clinical, epidemiologic study compared the QoL of patients with ovarian cancer between five different treatment phases and identified the factors predicting their QoL through multivariate modeling. DATA SOURCES This study had a cross-sectional survey design. The participants total of 183 were recruited from the inpatient and outpatient departments of the medical center in northern Taiwan. QoL was measured using the Quality of Life Scales QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OV28 and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The patient's clinical characteristics data were obtained from the databank of the Taiwan Gynecologic Cancer Network, a registry of active patients being treated with gynecologic cancer. CONCLUSION Chemotherapeutic agents were the major predictors of poor global health status in patients with ovarian cancer. However, good sleep was beneficial to patients' QoL. The study results can be used as a reference to adjust oncological treatment regimens for more effective symptom management and to promote patient education to improve patients' QoL. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE The predicting factors can be considered by physicians and nurses to adjust treatment regimens and enhance patient education.
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- Ya-Ling Yang
- Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Graduate Institute of Nursing, China Medical University and Nursing Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Beitun District, Taiwan
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- Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate Institute of Oncology & College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate Institute of Oncology & College of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Cancer Center Taipei, Taiwan
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Tracey E, Wilson J, Abshire Saylor M, Donohue P, Stakias A, Garibaldi B, Needham D. TIMS: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impact of a Novel Chaplain Facilitated Recorded Interview Placed in the Medical Chart for the Medical Staff in an ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Relig Health 2023; 62:1532-1545. [PMID: 37014488 PMCID: PMC10072009 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01800-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to examine how a novel intervention known as TIMS, "This is My Story," impacted clinicians caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. An eight-question survey was administered to MICU staff on their experience with TIMS files for pre- and post-listening reflections. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 17 staff members who prospectively agreed to participate. A total of 97 pre-listening and 88 post-listening questionnaires were completed. Responses indicated that the audio recording was appropriate to discover more about the patient beyond the immediately observable and useful (98%), "considerably" increased staff empathy for the patient (74%), and thought it would "some" or "considerably" improve subsequent interactions with the patient's loved ones (99%). The qualitative analysis revealed that medical staff found the audio format easy to use and helpful in humanizing patients in their clinical practice. The study demonstrates that TIMS audio files are an important addition to the electronic medical record, enabling clinicians to practice with greater awareness of the patient's context and increased empathy for patients and families.
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- Elizabeth Tracey
- Department of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy, Johns Hopkins Health System, 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 550, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA.
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- Department of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy, Johns Hopkins Health System, 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 550, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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The study aims to investigate the relationship between nurses' attitudes towards caring for dying patients and compassion levels. This cross-sectional study was conducted with the volunteer participation of 130 nurses working in various clinics in a hospital located in eastern Turkey between March and June 2019. Data were collected through the Socio-demographic Form, the Frommelt Attitude toward Care of Dying Scale (FATCOD), and the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). A statistically significant difference was found between nurses' education level and compassion level (p < 0.01). A significant difference was found between the units where they were working and attitude towards caring for dying patients (p < 0.01). A positive, statistically significant relationship was found between the FATCOD total score and SCS total score (p < 0.01). A significant relationship between the compassion level and attitude toward caring for dying patients is an important finding for nurses, who encounter death frequently.
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- Senay Karadag Arli
- Department of Health Science Faculty, 19 Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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Oktay D, Ozturk C. Compassion fatigue in nurses and influencing factors. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2022; 58:1691-1700. [PMID: 34888873 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate compassion fatigue in nurses and the factors influencing the condition. DESIGN AND METHODS This descriptive, comparative, and cross-sectional study was conducted in state and university hospitals in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A purposive sampling method was used. FINDINGS Almost all of the nurses have experienced low to moderate levels of compassion fatigue. Factors affecting the severity include age, years of seniority, service, marital status, children, and type of hospital. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Recommendations for reducing compassion fatigue are as follows: establishing clinical practice policies that reduce the development and possible consequences of compassion fatigue in addition to education and resilience training.
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- Duygu Oktay
- Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkey
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Caycho-Rodríguez T, Vilca LW, Plante TG, Carbajal-León C, Cabrera-Orosco I, García Cadena CH, Reyes-Bossio M. Spanish version of the Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale: evidence of validity and factorial invariance in Peru. Curr Psychol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-020-00949-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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San Román-Niaves M, Coo C, Llorens S, Salanova M. The Mediating Role of Compassion between Social Job Resources, and Healthy Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study with Gender Perspective. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:7500. [PMID: 35742749 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The aim of this study is to examine the role of Compassion towards others as a mediator between Social Job Resources (social support climate, coordination, and positive leadership), Healthy Employees (psychological well-being such as resilience, engagement, and optimism) and Healthy Organisational Outcomes (in-role performance, extra-role performance and commitment) from a gender perspective in healthcare professionals. Through the multiple analyses of variance, structural equation models, and multiple-group analyses in a sample of 1420 healthcare professionals from different public and private hospitals in Spain, this study proved the existence of gender differences, with women perceiving higher levels of Compassion. Moreover, this study shows that Compassion partially mediates the relationship between Social Job Resources and Healthy Employees. In addition, Compassion partially mediates the relationship between Social Job Resources and Healthy Organisational Outcomes. Finally, Healthy Employees mediate the positive relationship between Social Job Resources and Healthy Organisational Outcomes. This is an innovative contribution to the limited research examining Compassion towards others as a personal resource that can have a positive impact in the workplace. The results also propose a way to develop and conduct interventions in order to increase Compassion towards others in the healthcare context.
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Aslan H, Erci B, Pekince H. Relationship Between Compassion Fatigue in Nurses, and Work-Related Stress and the Meaning of Life. J Relig Health 2022; 61:1848-1860. [PMID: 33386572 PMCID: PMC7775832 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-01142-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This research was conducted in order to examine the correlation between work-related stress and meaning of life in association with compassion fatigue of nurses, as well as to determine the factors that affect compassion fatigue. The research is cross-sectional. The population of the research is comprised of nurses working at a university hospital in the east of Turkey. The research was carried out with 336 nurses. "Introductory information form," "Work-related strain inventory," "Professional quality of life scale and compassion fatigue subscale" and "Life attitude profile" were used for data collection. It was identified that correlation between compassion fatigue and attitude to life profile is negative (r = -.542**, p = 0.000), while the correlation between work-related stress and compassion fatigue is positive (r = .204**, p = 0.000). Moreover, it was determined that attitude to life profile, work-related stress, work manner, amount of time working at one occupation, service held and gender have effect on compassion fatigue.
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- Hakime Aslan
- Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inonu University, Malatya, 44280 Turkey
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- Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inonu University, Malatya, 44280 Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Firat University, Elazığ, 23000 Turkey
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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the compassion level of nurses on the frequency of their provision of spiritual care therapeutics to patients. The research was conducted as a correlational descriptive study and included 253 nurses working in a university hospital in Turkey between October and December 2020. The data were collected via an online survey using psychometrically valid scales to assess the nurses' compassion and provision of spiritual care therapeutics. The nurses had a high compassion level and a medium level of spiritual care therapeutics. Compassion level explained 31% of the frequency of spiritual care therapeutics. As nurses' compassion levels increased, the frequency of their provision of spiritual care therapeutics to patients also increased.
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Amir K, Okalo P. Frontline nurses' compassion fatigue and associated predictive factors during the second wave of COVID-19 in Kampala, Uganda. Nurs Open 2022; 9:2390-2396. [PMID: 35633514 PMCID: PMC9348371 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aim This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated contextual factors of compassion fatigue in nurses in Kampala. Design This study employed a cross‐sectional study design. Methods Participants included 395 nurses. They provided details about their demographic information. Stamm's Professional Quality of Life V‐5 was used to assess the levels of compassion fatigue. Statistical analysis included Pearson's chi‐square and Fischer's exact test, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. A p‐value of <.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Of the total 395 participants, 58.23% (N = 230) were female, 39.76% had a diploma, 47.09% were single, 43.54% had worked for 11–15 years, 54.94% had an exposure to COVID‐19 cases and 43.54% worked for more than 10 hr a day. 49.11% had high levels of compassion fatigue. The predictors of compassion fatigue were working experience (p‐value = <.001), exposure to COVID‐19 (p‐value = <.019), long working hours (p‐value = .003) and remuneration (p‐value = <.001).
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- Kabunga Amir
- Department of Psychiatry, Lira University, Lira City, Uganda
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lira University, Lira City, Uganda
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Yilmaz-Esencan T, Demir-Yildirim A, Uzun SN. An investigation of factors affecting compassion levels of midwives. Eur J Midwifery 2022; 6:27. [PMID: 35633753 PMCID: PMC9116430 DOI: 10.18332/ejm/146586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The profession of midwifery is seen as a genuinely individual-centric catalyst transforming compassion to care. Due to this, compassionate care should be the basis of midwives’ care, especially for those who care for women and children. This research investigated the compassion levels of midwives to determine the factors affecting them. METHODS This descriptive research was conducted between 10 February and 29 May 2020, with 119 midwives working in a training and research hospital in Istanbul. The data were collected using the ‘Compassion Scale’ and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and logistic regression model. RESULTS The total mean score on the compassion scale of midwives participating in the study was found to be 71.46 ± 9.60. Sociodemographic data and vocational belongings of participants were compared with the mean scores of the compassion scale sub-dimensions. It was determined that as the age of the midwives increased, they showed more kindness and awareness of compassion (p<0.021, p<0.023, respectively). It has been determined that as the education level of midwives decreases, their compassion level also decreases and they become more insensitive (p<0.044). It was found that being married increased the kindness (p<0.023) and common humanity characteristics (p<0.032) that affect compassion. It was found that the levels of kindness (p<0.020) and awareness (p<0.048) increased for those who had children, and compassion was associated with having a child. In addition, a statistically significant relationship was found between the professional commitment and kindness of the midwives participating in the study (p<0.034). It was found that midwives’ knowledge of rules related to professional ethics increased their compassion scale scores by 1.2. CONCLUSIONS Midwifery is a profession with a high sense of spirituality. However, professional belonging, love of the profession and professional development positively affect midwives’ levels of compassion. Improving midwives’ feelings of belonging and their professional development will also contribute to the quality of maternal and infant health.
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- Tuğba Yilmaz-Esencan
- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kılıç Z, Aydınlı A, Günaydin Y, Aytekin Aydın T, Günaydın Ü. Relationship Between Nurses' Compassion Level and Emotional Intelligence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case of City Hospitals. J Holist Nurs 2022; 41:101-109. [PMID: 35369769 PMCID: PMC10113912 DOI: 10.1177/08980101221089471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive study is to determine the relationship between nurses' compassion level and emotional intelligence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from a sample of 218 nurses who volunteered to participate. Data were collected using the descriptive information form, the compassion scale (CS), and the revised Schutte emotional intelligence scale (RSEIS). Findings: The nurses' total CS score was 97.51 ± 1, and their total RSEIS score was 152.1 ± 14.8. In our study, a moderate, positive, and significant relationship was found between nurses' compassion level and emotional intelligence levels. Conclusions: It was determined that nurses within the scope of the study had a high level of compassion and a medium-high level of emotional intelligence during the COVID-19 pandemic process. Initiatives should be planned to develop emotional intelligence, which helps to minimize the negative effects of the pandemic on nurses and prevent negative emotions.
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Kula Şahin S, Bulbuloglu S. The Effect of Spiritual Well-Being of Perioperative Nurses on Compassion. J Perianesth Nurs 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2021.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bilgiç Ş. Does the compassion level of nursing students affect their ethical sensitivity? Nurse Educ Today 2022; 109:105228. [PMID: 34864553 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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AIM This study aims to determine the nursing students' levels of compassion and ethical sensitivity and reveal the effect of the level of compassion on their ethical sensitivity. METHOD A descriptive study was carried out with 328 nursing students studying at a state university. Data were collected through the "Personal Information Form", "The Compassion Scale", and "The Modified Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire for Student Nurses (MMSQSN)". RESULTS The average compassion scale score was 4.14 ± 0.57 and the students' MMSQSN score average was 4.72 ± 0.85. A low level of positive correlation was determined between the compassion level of the students and their ethical sensitivity. Students' compassion level was found to be high and their ethical sensitivity was found to be neutral. CONCLUSION The increase in the level of compassion positively affects ethical sensitivity. In order to increase the level of compassion of students to increase their ethical sensitivity, practices that improve compassion and ethical sensitivity are required during their education.
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- Şebnem Bilgiç
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
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Naseri S, Ghafourifard M, Ghahramanian A. The Impact of Work Environment on Nurses’ Compassion: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study. SAGE Open Nurs 2022; 8:23779608221119124. [PMID: 36032413 PMCID: PMC9411735 DOI: 10.1177/23779608221119124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Compassionate care is considered as the main part of the nurses’ identity and a core component of nursing care. One clinical environment where patients experience a lot of pain and nurses play a vital role in delivering care is the intensive care unit (ICU). Objective Considering the importance of compassionate care in intensive care units, this study aimed to assess the relationship between the work environment and nurses’ compassion in intensive care units. Methods In this cross-sectional survey, a total of 235 nurses were randomly selected from the intensive care units of four educational hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences from January to March 2021. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire, the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (SOCS-O) and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Results The results showed that there was a significant and inverse relationship between the patient per nurse ratio and the mean score of nurses’ compassion (P < .05). Moreover, Pearson correlation coefficient showed that the mean total score of the nursing work index had a significant positive relationship with the mean score of the compassion for others (r = 0.16, P = .016). Conclusion Health care managers and leaders should pay more attention to the promotion of nurses’ working environments and they should remove the organizational barriers of compassionate care delivery.
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- Sepideh Naseri
- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Wang YY, Xiong Y, Zhang Y, Li CY, Fu LL, Luo HL, Sun Y. Compassion fatigue among haemodialysis nurses in public and private hospitals in China. Int J Nurs Pract 2021; 28:e13011. [PMID: 34472156 DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM This study was conducted to identify and compare the levels of compassion fatigue and job satisfaction among haemodialysis nurses in public and private hospitals in China and explore explanatory factors based on sociodemographic and occupational characteristics. METHODS A descriptive study was conducted using a self-designed demographic questionnaire, the Professional Quality of Life Scale and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, with responses from 283 haemodialysis nurses working at six public and private hospitals in China between June and November 2018. RESULTS The compassion fatigue score of public hospital nurses was significantly higher than that of private hospital nurses. Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in compassion fatigue among nurses based on the number of years worked, nature of employment, and education level. Correlational analysis showed a negative correlation between overall job satisfaction and compassion fatigue in both public and private hospitals. Multiple regression analysis showed that compassion fatigue among haemodialysis nurses in public hospitals was associated with years worked, type of employment, and intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction, whereas in private hospitals, education level, years worked, and intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction were significant. CONCLUSION Haemodialysis nurses in public hospitals are more likely to develop compassion fatigue than those in private hospitals.
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- Yun-Yan Wang
- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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