Different priming effects of empathy on neural processing associated with firsthand pain and nonpain perception

Ren, Qiaoyue; Ye, Yang; Wo, Ye; Lu, Xuejing; Hu, Li

doi:10.1111/nyas.14723

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“…As a result, prior exposure to pain stimuli independent of their presentation might increase sensitivity. First‐hand pain perceptions and pain empathy are vulnerable to priming (Ren et al, 2022; Song et al, 2019; Yamada & Decety, 2009). Consequently, working hours during shift time might function as a prime to our task.…”

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The impact of shift work on pain recognition, a robust ability among intensive care nurses

Schmidt

Zabelberg

Schlatter

et al. 2023

European Journal of Pain

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BackgroundPain empathy is essential for high‐quality of care. The cognitive ability to identify and understand the pain in others remains underexplored in the context of hospital shift work. This study aimed to observe the early subliminal ability to detect pain in other faces and to investigate pain intensity evaluations during day and night shifts.MethodsTwenty‐one nurses (31 ± 7 years, 20 women) from cardio‐paediatric intensive care participated in this study. Eighteen nurses completed all testing in the morning and evening hours, before and after the 12‐hour day and night shift. In the first test, the nurses had to decide if facial stimuli presented subliminally showed pain or not. During the second test, they consciously determined the intensity of the painful faces on a numerical scale. Sleep, sleepiness and empathy were also measured.ResultsRecognition accuracy and pain sensitivity remained stable over time, only sensitivity increased following the work shift (F(1,15) = 7.10, p = 0.018). Intensity ratings remained stable. Sleepiness at the end of the night shift was negatively correlated with accuracy (ρ = −0.51, p = 0.018) and positively correlated with prior night shifts (ρ = −0.50, p = 0.022).ConclusionThe judgement of facial pain expressions seems robust across shift types, only individual factors such as sleepiness interfere with pain recognition. Pain sensitivity may be enhanced during working hours.Significance StatementSome professions need to know how to assess pain 24/7 and a lack of sleep can disrupt the cognitive processes necessary for this assessment. Night shifts provoke a bias in pain management, and sleep deprivation, a decrease in pain evaluation. By conducting a repeated measure study in the field that applied a different paradigm (subliminal recognition of facial cues) we add evidence to the understanding of pain recognition and the impact of sleep deprivation on the early processing of pain in others.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of shift work on pain recognition, a robust ability among intensive care nurses

Schmidt

Zabelberg

Schlatter

et al. 2023

European Journal of Pain

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Empathy

Genzer,

Ben Adiva,

Perry

2023

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Empathy provides a cognitive and emotional bridge that connects individuals and promotes prosocial behavior. People empathize with others via two complementary perceptual routes: Cognitive Empathy or the ability to accurately recognize and understand others' emotional states, and Affective Empathy or the ability to 'feel with' others. This Element reviews past and current research on both cognitive and affective empathy, focusing on behavioral, as well as neuroscientific research. It highlights a recent shift towards more dynamic and complex stimuli which may capture better the nature of real social interaction. It expands on why context is crucial when perceiving others' emotional state, and discusses gender differences, biases affecting our understanding of others, and perception of others in clinical conditions. Lastly, it highlights proposed future directions in the field.

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