Relationships among Person-Centered Care Competence, Empathy, Mindfulness and Difficulties in Emotional Regulation among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to identify the relationship between person-centered care competence, empathy, mindfulness, and difficulties in emotional regulation among undergraduate nursing students. Methods: The subjects of this study were 220 undergraduate nursing students from three colleges in Gyeongsangnam-do. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, Independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffé test with SPSS/WIN 21.0. Results: The mean scores of person-centered care competence, empathy, mindfulness, and difficulties in emotional regulation were 3.82±0.51, 3.48±0.36, 4.17±0.37, 1.46±0.61, respectively. Empathy (r=.33, p＜ .001) and mindfulness (r=.14, p=.046) were significantly correlated with person-centered care competence. Conclusions: The results indicate that variables related to person-centered care competence are empathy and mindfulness. Therefore, educational programs for increasing person-centered care competence should include strategies that can be developed to promote and sustain empathy and mindfulness among nursing students.

The Mediating Effect of Empathy between Mindfulness and Self-Leadership in Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…For example, the mean for mindfulness in this study was 2.82 out of 4, higher than previous findings of 2.69 [ 16 ] and 2.26 [ 54 ]. The mean for empathy in this study was 3.73 out of 5, higher than earlier findings of 2.27 [ 39 ] and 3.48 [ 41 ]. In addition, the mean for self-leadership was also reported higher at 3.71 out of 5 in this study, compared to the previous scores of 3.10 [ 55 ] and 3.44 [ 56 ].…”

“…As such, prior studies on mindfulness, empathy, and self-leadership have mainly investigated the relationship between two variables out of the three and other additional variables such as communication [ 39 ], emotion regulation [ 41 ], or emotions [ 42 ]. Research that includes all three variables in one study to examine the relationships among them is still lacking.…”

Factors associated with the person-centered care competence of nursing students

“…공감역량은 감정이입과는 다른 개념으로 다른 사람의 고통 을 알아차려 이해하고, 이를 경감시키는데 필요한 기술과 능력을 말한다 [10]. 이는 다른 사람에 대한 이해력을 향상시키고 관계를 진전시키는 계기로 작용하기 때문에 간호대학생은 공감을 통해 대상자의 심정과 지각을 수용하는 지적능력을 증진시킬수 있다 [11]. 최근 공감역량이 간호대학생의 인간중심간호 역량에 유의한 관련 요인으로 나타났는데 [12] 간호대학생이 대상자를 인간…”