Is there any association among depressive symptoms, job satisfaction and self-assessed empathy? A correlational study in Greek Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurses

Karanikola, Maria; Zartaloudi, Afroditi; Nystazaki, Maria; Zavrou, Rafailia; Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2020.04.006

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“…20 In relation to the care provided, according to Duarte et al, 21 although empathy is one of the main factors that lead to the quality of the care, if there is no balance, it can cause harms to the health of the professionals. 21 In the study by Karanikola et al, 22 conducted with health professionals, a positive correlation was found between depressive symptoms and empathy, the results that corroborate with the findings of our study. 22 The frequent use of the empathic capacity to deal with the patient's suffering can cause a syndrome called "compassion fatigue," still few studied in the Brazilian context.…”

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“…21 In the study by Karanikola et al, 22 conducted with health professionals, a positive correlation was found between depressive symptoms and empathy, the results that corroborate with the findings of our study. 22 The frequent use of the empathic capacity to deal with the patient's suffering can cause a syndrome called "compassion fatigue," still few studied in the Brazilian context. 21 The exposure of the professional to stressful and traumatic events in relation to the patients can be a predictive factor for the onset of this syndrome, which leads to physical and emotional exhaustion in the professional, and which also presents rapid evolution.…”

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Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults

Borges

Bomfim

Chagas

2021

Dement. neuropsychol.

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Empathy is an important factor to guarantee the quality of care provided in the long-term care institutions (LTCIs) for older adults, and depression is a factor that affects the health of the professional and, consequently, the care. Thus, it is important that studies are conducted on the relationship of these variables in this context. Objective: The aim of this study is to verify the relationship between empathy and depressive symptoms among health professionals working in the LTCIs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at LTCIs in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The final sample was constituted by 101 health professionals (i.e., caregivers and nursing technicians) with direct participation in the care of institutionalized older adults. The instruments were used as follows: the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) to assess empathy and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for the diagnosis of depression. For the analyses, the patients were divided into groups with and without depression, according to the score of the PHQ-9. Results: The prevalence of depression among health professionals was 19.8%. Significant statistical differences were found between the groups for the total score of the IRI (p=0.029), for the emotional domain (p=0.023), and for the personal distress (p=0.009). Conclusions: The findings indicate that the presence of depression among health professionals at LTCIs is related to the higher levels of empathy, especially in the emotional domain. Thus, future studies that contribute to understanding how care must be provided with empathy, but without harming the health of the professional, should be carried out.

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Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults

Borges

Bomfim

Chagas

2021

Dement. neuropsychol.

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“…Risk factors for developing these symptoms include personal history of mental disorders, longer work experience, older age, and adjustment difficulties ( 14 ). Most importantly, mental and psychological distress in HCWs has been associated with poor quality of care, less productivity and increased risk for errors ( 15 ). Thus, it becomes important for health organizations to identify the organizational needs of HCWs and to ascertain the impact of organizational aspects on their employees' mental health ( 16 ).…”

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The Role of Perceived Organizational Support in Mental Health of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Background: Data support the link between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and mental distress in healthcare workers (HCWs). Although previous studies have documented the association between organizational policies and employees' psychological and mental status, there is still scant evidence regarding the effect of perceived organizational support (POS) on mental distress in HCWs during the pandemic.Aims: The present study aimed to assess the association between POS and mental distress in HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The role of POS in stress, depressive and trauma symptoms in HCWs was investigated.Methods: This was an online cross-sectional study in 424 HCWs. Data were collected during the first wave of the pandemic, and included demographics, a 7-item questionnaire assessing POS, the “Patient Health Questionnaire” assessing depressive symptoms, the “Impact of Events Scale Revised,” measuring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and the “Perceived Stress Scale” assessing perceived stress.Results: The mean POS score was 3.33 [standard deviation:1.85; range 0–7]. Younger (p < 0.001), less experienced (p < 0.001), female (p = 0.002), and non-physician HCWs (p = 0.031) were more likely to report lower self-perceived organizational support than older, male, more experienced physicians. Self-perceived organizational support was significantly and negatively associated with and self-assessed intensity of stress, depressive and traumatic symptoms, after adjusting for putative confounders (p < 0.001).Discussion: Self-perceived organizational support was significantly associated with HCWs' self-assessed mental status during the pandemic. Organizational support and mental distress should be addressed simultaneously in HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic to increase resilience among them.

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“…The principle of higher risked jobs matching higher gain is a fundamental incentive for people working in the risky environment (Karanikola et al, 2020); hence, with the COVID-19 outbreak increasing the risk faced by health workers, it was equally expected that the satisfaction they drive from the jobs opts to be higher than before (Xu et al, 2020). Creating a favorable work climate and job satisfaction at critical times remains the responsibility of supervisors since they are the leaders that workers look up to Aloisio et al (2021).…”

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Influence of Supervisors’ Fairness on Work Climate, Job Satisfaction, Task Performance, and Helping Behavior of Health Workers During COVID-19 Outbreak

Wang

Ahoto

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The need for supervisors to exhibit fairness was a key motivating tool for effective health service delivery during the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. Nonetheless, the number of deaths and hospitalization was alarming health workers were actively working throughout the time. This study explores the role of supervisors’ fairness in creating a work climate and job satisfaction that promote workers’ task performance and helping behaviors. The researchers adopted a quantitative method with a questionnaire used for data collection. SPSS and AMOS were used for data analysis, and statistical models of correlation and hierarchical regression were used to examine relationships among the variables. The study established that supervisors’ fairness has a positive effect on work climate, job satisfaction, task performance, and helping behavior of health workers. Work climate has positive effects of task performance and helping behaviors, whereas job satisfaction also has positive effects on employees’ task performance and helping behavior. The researchers recommended the need for supervisors to exhibit fairness to workers at all times and create room for the workers to appeal their decision to avoid the feeling of supervisors’ biasness.

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Is there any association among depressive symptoms, job satisfaction and self-assessed empathy? A correlational study in Greek Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurses

Cited by 14 publications

References 36 publications

Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults

Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults

The Role of Perceived Organizational Support in Mental Health of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Influence of Supervisors’ Fairness on Work Climate, Job Satisfaction, Task Performance, and Helping Behavior of Health Workers During COVID-19 Outbreak

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