The effect of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy with patients receiving cardiac care: a study protocol

Galehdarifard, Atefeh; Radfar, Moloud; Gholami, Mohammad; Khademi, Mojgan; Ebrahimzadeh, Farzad; Imani-Nasab, Mohammad-Hasan

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“…This is a field randomized controlled trial. The study protocol has been described in detail elsewhere (Galehdarifard et al, 2020).…”

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The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Cardiac Nurses' Empathy with Their Patients: A Field Randomized Controlled Trial

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Background Previous reports have suggested a relationship between empathetic behaviors and a reduction in cardiovascular events. However, evidence has also revealed a lack of empathy among nurses. Therefore, interventions are necessary to improve empathy among cardiac nurses. Purpose The objective of this study was to determine the effect of knowledge brokering on the empathy of cardiac nurses with their patients. Methods This field randomized controlled trial involved a total of 100 cardiac nurses who were divided into two groups: control and intervention. Participants were assigned to these groups using stratified random allocation. In the intervention group, knowledge brokering was conducted using Dobbin's seven-stage method. Data was collected using the Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS), which provides an overall score ranging from +252 (well-developed empathy) to -252 (lack of empathy). The collected data was then analyzed using SPSS version 21, with a significance level set at < .05. The independent-samples t-test was used to compare mean empathy scores before the intervention, while the paired-samples t-test and the generalized linear model with an identity link function were utilized for within- and between-group comparisons after the intervention, respectively. Results The mean empathy change score (MECS) ± standard deviation was 22.90 ± 50.93 in the intervention group (p = .003) and 7.10 ± 60.20 in the control group (p = .408). The MECS between the study groups was compared based on the baseline empathy score (BES) (<100, ≥100). This comparison revealed that in nurses with BES ≥100, the adjusted MECS in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group (11.44 units versus -15.42 units). Conversely, in nurses with BES <100, the adjusted MECS in the intervention group was lower than the control group (52.36 units versus 65.00 units). Conclusions The findings of this study indicate that the effectiveness of knowledge brokering in translating empathy knowledge depends on the BES of nurses. The utilization of this intervention can enhance empathetic behaviors in cardiac nurses with a BES ≥100. This empirical study contributes to a better understanding of knowledge brokering as a novel intervention.

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“…This is a field randomized controlled trial. The study protocol has been described in detail elsewhere (Galehdarifard et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Cardiac Nurses' Empathy with Their Patients: A Field Randomized Controlled Trial

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The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Cardiac Nurses' Empathy With Their Patients: A Field Randomized Controlled Trial

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Background Although it has been reported that there is a relationship between empathetic behaviors and the reduction in cardiovascular events, some evidence revealed a lack of empathy among nurses. Accordingly, some interventions are required to be conducted for improving empathy among cardiac nurses. This study aimed to determine the effect of knowledge brokering on cardiac nurses' empathy with their patients. Methods This is a field randomized controlled trial conducted on a total of 100 cardiac nurses. Participants were assigned to two groups of control and intervention using stratified random allocation. In the intervention group, knowledge brokering was performed at seven stages, including personal assessment; horizon scanning; knowledge management; knowledge translation and exchange; network development, maintenance and facilitation; knowledge facilitation and skill development; and receiving the support of managers for individual changes. Data were collected using Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS) and then analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 21 (IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y., USA). The significance level was considered less than 0.05. The independent-samples t-test was utilized to compare the mean empathy scores before the intervention. The paired-samples t-test and the generalized linear model (with the identity link function) were respectively used to conduct the within- and between-group comparisons after the intervention. Results After the completion of the intervention, the mean changes of empathy score (± standard deviation) of empathy was shown to be 1.14 ± 27.73 in the control group (p = .773) and 11.02 ± 35.39 in the intervention group (p = .032). The difference in the mean changes of empathy score was significant between the two groups (p = .042). Conclusion Knowledge brokering can promote the level of empathy among cardiac nurses.

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The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Nurses' Empathy with Patients Receiving Cardiac Care: An Experimental Study

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Background Previous reports have suggested a relationship between empathetic behaviors and a reduction in cardiovascular events. However, evidence has also revealed a lack of empathy among nurses. Therefore, interventions are necessary to improve empathy among cardiac nurses. Aim To determine the effect of knowledge brokering on nurses' empathy with patients receiving cardiac care. Methods This is an experimental study conducted on a total of 100 cardiac nurses. Participants were assigned to two groups of control and intervention using stratified random allocation. In the intervention group, knowledge brokering was performed using Dobbin's seven-stage method. Data were collected using Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS) With the overall score ranges from +252 to -252. Then, data were analyzed using SPSS version 21. The significance level was considered < .05. Results The mean empathy change score (MECS) ± standard deviation was 22.90 ± 50.93 in the intervention group (p = .003) and 7.10 ± 60.20 in the control group (p = .408). The MECS between the study groups was compared based on the baseline empathy score (BES) (<100, ≥100). This comparison revealed that in nurses with BES ≥100, the adjusted MECS in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group (11.44 units versus -15.42 units). Conclusion(s) The findings indicate that the effectiveness of knowledge brokering depends on the BES of nurses. The utilization of this intervention can enhance empathetic behaviors in cardiac nurses with a BES ≥100. This empirical study contributes to a better understanding of knowledge brokering.

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The effect of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy with patients receiving cardiac care: a study protocol

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The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Cardiac Nurses' Empathy with Their Patients: A Field Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Cardiac Nurses' Empathy with Their Patients: A Field Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Cardiac Nurses' Empathy With Their Patients: A Field Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Knowledge Brokering on Nurses' Empathy with Patients Receiving Cardiac Care: An Experimental Study

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