Exploring empathy as a variable in the evaluation of professional development programmes for palliative care nurses


Autoria(s): Yates, Patsy; Hart, Gail; Clinton, Michael; McGrath, Pamela; Gartry, Di
Data(s)

1998

Resumo

Research indicates that empathy, a quality regarded as fundamentally important to nursing practice, is a teachable skill. Because empathic nurse-patient relationships are particularly important in the care of the terminally ill, this has direct relevance to the professional development of palliative care nurses. This article discusses the place of empathy as a criterion variable in the evaluation of a professional development program for palliative care nurses introduced at the Centre for Mental Health Nursing Research at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. A modified version of the Staff-Patient Interaction Response Scale (SPIRS) was used as a pre- and postintervention measure to assess the expressed empathy of the participating nurses. The modifications to SPIR and its coding system to make it suitable for palliative care nursing, and the mechanisms for improving and evaluating the reliability of this instrument will be discussed. The full description of this particular modification of SPIRS for palliative care research is provided as an example of how this instrument could be used in projects for which nurses undertake the difficult task of providing compassionate care to the terminally ill.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61871/

Publicador

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Relação

http://journals.lww.com/cancernursingonline/Abstract/1998/12000/Exploring_empathy_as_a_variable_in_the_evaluation.4.aspx

Yates, Patsy, Hart, Gail, Clinton, Michael, McGrath, Pamela, & Gartry, Di (1998) Exploring empathy as a variable in the evaluation of professional development programmes for palliative care nurses. Cancer Nursing, 21(6), pp. 402-410.

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Nursing

Palavras-Chave #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Tipo

Journal Article