Nursing students’ emotional empathy, emotional intelligence and higher education-related stress: a cross-sectional study

Xu, Jiashuang; Zhang, Lin; Ji, Qiqi; Ji, Pengjuan; Chen, Yian; Song, Miaojing; Guo, Leilei

doi:10.1186/s12912-023-01607-z

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“…Secondly, only 363 cases were selected for our study, which is not representative of all chronic disease patients. Future studies may consider expanding the sample to cover more districts to increase the applicability and breadth of the service and increase the field of study by looking at specific setting factors in a multilevel model ( 56 ). Healthcare workers should provide specialized services not only to inpatients but also to outpatients and patients treated in rehabilitation clinics.…”

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The relationship between stigma and quality of life in hospitalized middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases: the mediating role of depression and the moderating role of psychological resilience

Ji,

Zhang,

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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ObjectivePatients with chronic diseases may have some psychological problems due to their own or surrounding environmental factors, which can adversely affect the patient’s illness and life. Given that the number of chronically ill patients in China is currently increasing every year, more research is needed to determine the best ways to manage changes in psychological status and psychological stress responses in chronically ill patients. The researchers constructed a mediated moderation model to explore the impact of stigma on the quality of life of chronically ill patients, as well as the mediating role of depression and the moderating role of psychological resilience.MethodsA stratified sampling method was used to select 363 middle-aged and old-aged patients with chronic diseases aged 45 years and older from the Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University for the study. Data were collected from patients with chronic diseases such as cardiac, respiratory, renal, and other chronic diseases using the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G), the Stigma Scale for Patients with Chronic Diseases (SSCI), the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Quality of Life Inventory (SF-12), and the Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were collected from patients with cardiac, respiratory, renal, and other chronic diseases. A descriptive analysis was used to describe the sample. Linear regression was used to evaluate the relationship between the variables. Mediation and moderation analyses were used to explore the mediating role of depression and the moderating role of psychological resilience.ResultsThere was a moderate negative correlation between stigma and quality of life (r = -0.378, P < 0.01). There was a moderate negative correlation between depression and quality of life (r = -0.497, P < 0.01). There was a moderately positive correlation between psychological resilience and quality of life (r = 0.382, P < 0.01). There was a moderate negative correlation between psychological resilience and depression (r = -0.348, P < 0.01). There was a weak negative correlation between psychological resilience and stigma (r = -0.166, P < 0.01). There was a strong positive correlation between stigma and depression (r = 0.607, P < 0.01) The mediation study showed that stigma was a significant predictor of quality of life and that stigma and quality of life were mediated to some extent by depression, with the mediating effect accounting for 67.55% of the total effect. The direct path from stigma to depression is moderated by psychological resilience (β = -0.0018, P < 0.01).ConclusionsDepression mediates the relationship between stigma and quality of life, while psychological elasticity plays a moderating role between stigma and depression, and when the level of psychological elasticity increases, the more significant the role of stigma on depression. As a physiologically and psychologically vulnerable group, patients with chronic diseases’ overall quality of life and mental health should be taken more seriously, and clinical workers should pay timely attention to the psychological and mental conditions of patients with chronic diseases and provide timely and appropriate interventions and therapeutic measures. The relevant results of this study also provide a new perspective for clinical work on psychological intervention for patients with chronic diseases.

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The relationship between stigma and quality of life in hospitalized middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases: the mediating role of depression and the moderating role of psychological resilience

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Zhang,

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“…EI is a skill that must be acquired via active listening, involvement, and participation; it cannot be taught in a lecture setting [15]. Nursing students can enroll a health team in a helpful and beneficial way with the use of emotional intelligence [16]. Nurses who can identify, control, and interpret both their own emotions and those of their patients provide better patient care [17].…”

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The Emotional Intelligence and the Associated Factors among Nursing Students

Batran

2024

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Introduction: Emotional intelligence, or the capacity to cope one's emotions, makes it simpler to form good connections with others and do caring duties. Nursing students can enroll a health team in a helpful and beneficial way with the use of emotional intelligence. Nurses who can identify, control, and interpret both their own emotions and those of their patients provide better patient care. The purpose of this study was to assess the emotional intelligence and to investigate the relationship and differences between emotional intelligence and demographic characteristics of nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 381 nursing students. Data collection was completed by "Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test". Data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Science. An independent t test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation, multiple linear regression were used. Results: The results revealed that the emotional intelligence mean was 143.1 ± 21.6 (ranging from 33 to 165), which is high. Also, the analysis revealed that most of the participants 348 (91.3%) had higher emotional intelligence level. This finding suggests that nursing students are emotionally intelligent and may be able to notice, analyze, control, manage, and harness emotion in an adaptive manner. Also, academic year of nursing students was a predictor of emotional intelligence. Furthermore, there was positive relationship between the age and emotional intelligence (p < 0.05). The students' ability to use their EI increased as they rose through the nursing grades. Conclusion: This study confirmed that the emotional intelligence score of the nursing students was high. Also, academic year of nursing students was a predictor of emotional intelligence. In addition, a positive relationship was confirmed between the emotional intelligence and age of nursing students.

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“…This finding not only affects the effective communication between students and patients in clinical practice, but also inadvertently exacerbates the gap and misunderstanding between nurses and patients. Meanwhile, Xu et al’s ( 6 ) study further revealed the chain reaction caused by the decline in empathy, in which the significant increase in emotional stress was particularly prominent. In the face of the complex emotions and challenges of daily nursing work, the lack of empathy made it difficult for students to cope, which not only affected their physical and mental health in the long run, but may also lead to burnout and a gradual loss of enthusiasm and motivation for nursing work ( 7 ).…”

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A study of latent profile analysis of empathic competence and factors influencing it in nursing interns: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Wang,

Xu,

Sun

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundEmpathy, as one of the fundamental principles of nursing professionalism, plays a pivotal role in the formation and advancement of the nursing team. Nursing interns, as a reserve force within the nursing team, are of significant importance in terms of their ability to empathize. This quality is not only directly related to the degree of harmony in the nurse–patient relationship and the enhancement of patient satisfaction, but also plays a pivotal role in the promotion of the quality of nursing services to a new level.AimThe objective of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the current state of nursing interns’ empathic abilities. To this end, we sought to examine empathic performance under different profile models and to identify the key factors influencing these profile models.MethodsThe study utilized 444 nursing interns from 11 tertiary general hospitals in Inner Mongolia as research subjects. The study employed a number of research tools, including demographic characteristics, the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, and the Professional Quality of Life Scale. A latent profile model of nursing interns’ empathy ability was analyzed using Mplus 8.3. The test of variability of intergroup variables was performed using the chi-square test. Finally, the influencing factors of each profile model were analyzed by unordered multi-categorical logistic regression analysis.ResultsThe overall level of empathy among nursing interns was found to be low, with 45% belonging to the humanistic care group, 43% exhibiting low empathy, and 12% demonstrating high empathy. The internship duration, empathy satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress, only child, place of birth, and satisfaction with nursing were identified as factors influencing the latent profiles of empathy in nursing interns (p < 0.05).ConclusionThere is considerable heterogeneity in nursing interns’ ability to empathize. Consequently, nursing educators and administrators should direct greater attention to interns with lower empathy and develop targeted intervention strategies based on the influences of the different underlying profiles.

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Nursing students’ emotional empathy, emotional intelligence and higher education-related stress: a cross-sectional study

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The relationship between stigma and quality of life in hospitalized middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases: the mediating role of depression and the moderating role of psychological resilience

The relationship between stigma and quality of life in hospitalized middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases: the mediating role of depression and the moderating role of psychological resilience

The Emotional Intelligence and the Associated Factors among Nursing Students

A study of latent profile analysis of empathic competence and factors influencing it in nursing interns: a multicenter cross-sectional study

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