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Empathy and Emotion Management in Nurses

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 7598

Special Issue Editors

Dr. María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes

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Department of Psychology, Universidad de Almería, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Interests: psychology of sustainability; engagement work; occupational health; psychosocial; organizational environments; personality; aggressive behavior; emotional intelligence; burnout; alcohol; tobacco; multilevel analysis; emotions; public health
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Dr. Azucena Santillán

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Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Av. Islas Baleares, 3, 09006 Burgos, Spain
Interests: investigation; education; health; nurses, public health
Dr. Iván Herrera-Peco

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Health Sciences Colleague, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain
Interests: investigation; innovation; education; health; biology; public health
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There has been a recent trend toward analyzing improvement in healthcare. A growing interest has been observed in several different disciplines in studying emotion management in healthcare personnel, especially nurses, who act directly on health in most interactions with patients and family members.
From a person-centered approach, with the final objective of improving care quality and the wellbeing of the professionals who provide it, it becomes necessary to develop strategies for action based on empirical research for designing interventions.
The analysis of emotion management and empathy in nurses will enable us to update our knowledge and make progress in understanding processes inherent to quality healthcare, especially in changing health settings. In the end, it is the development of personal habits, resources, and strategies that will make the difference in patient treatment.
For this Special Issue, articles on original high-quality research or reviews/meta-analyses contributing firm discoveries that widen the current knowledge on this subject will be welcome.

Dr. María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes
Dr. Azucena Santillán
Dr. Iván Herrera-Peco
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • empathy
  • emotion
  • management
  • nurses
  • health
  • patients
  • family

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Dealing with Emotional Vulnerability and Anxiety in Nurses from High-Risk Units—A Multicenter Study
by Esther Arimon-Pagès, Paz Fernández-Ortega, Núria Fabrellas-Padrés, Ana María Castro-García and Jaume Canela-Soler
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(9), 5569; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095569 - 4 May 2022
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Compassion fatigue and anxiety derived from continued exposure to trauma and death greatly impact nurses’ quality of care and quality of life, increasing their desire to leave work. The aim of the study is to assess compassion fatigue and anxiety prevalence and their [...] Read more.
Compassion fatigue and anxiety derived from continued exposure to trauma and death greatly impact nurses’ quality of care and quality of life, increasing their desire to leave work. The aim of the study is to assess compassion fatigue and anxiety prevalence and their association with secondary variables. A multicenter, cross-sectional study in nurses from four high-risk units, Emergency, Intensive Care, Oncology, and Pediatrics, was carried out in 14 hospitals in Catalonia (Spain) between 2015 and 2016. The primary endpoints were compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (burnout and secondary traumatic stress), which were assessed by Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL), and anxiety, assessed with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Multivariable logistic regression analyzed the association of sociodemographic, training, working, and psychological factors. Of a total of 1302 nurses, 18.6% presented low compassion satisfaction; 19.7%, high burnout; and 36.4%, high secondary traumatic stress. Trait anxiety scored high in 7.2%. Although compassion satisfaction was present, it did not protect sufficiently against the high level of compassion fatigue or anxiety present in nurses in all centers. The working conditions in the units and variables showed a strong association with nurses’ desire to leave. This corroborates the global challenge of healthcare professionals’ shortage. Participants expressed the need for better training in emotional management. Full article
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Empathy, Affect and Personality as Predictors of Engagement in Nursing Professionals
by África Martos Martínez, María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, María del Mar Molero Jurado, María del Mar Simón Márquez, Ana Belén Barragán Martín and José Jesús Gázquez Linares
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(8), 4110; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084110 - 13 Apr 2021
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Background: It seems that personality traits affect engagement and the quality of professional life, which is mediated by the emotional and affective states of nursing personnel. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to analyze the relationships between the components of empathy, affect, [...] Read more.
Background: It seems that personality traits affect engagement and the quality of professional life, which is mediated by the emotional and affective states of nursing personnel. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to analyze the relationships between the components of empathy, affect, personality, and engagement, find personality profiles, identify the variables with the most explanatory value, and analyze the mediating role of the variables susceptible to intervention in the relationship between personality and the components of engagement. Methods: A sample of 1268 nurses completed the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, 10-item Big Five Inventory, Basic Empathy Scale, and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Results: Empathy, affect, and personality influence engagement factors in nurses. The vigor and absorption factors of engagement showed a positive relationship with empathy, positive affect, and all of the Big Five personality factors except neuroticism with which the relationship was negative. Personality affected the vigor, dedication, and absorption factors of engagement, and cognitive empathy mediated this relationship. Conclusions: This study shows the need to continue investigating the factors that affect and mediate in engagement of nursing professionals. Full article
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