Faculty of Nursing, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Oct;58(4):2653-2663. doi: 10.1111/ppc.13106. Epub 2022 May 6.
The aim of the study was to investigate the empathy level and caring behaviors perceptions of nursing students.
This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 276 nursing students.
The mean Empathic Tendency Scale score was 62.71 ± 5.10 (min. 20 to max. 100), indicating a low level of empathy. The mean of the Caring Assessment Questionnaire was 5.42 ± 0.80 (min. 1 to max. 7), showing a good perception of caring behaviors. There was a positive, low, and significant relationship between empathy and caring behaviors (r = 0.286, p < 0.001).
This study revealed that nursing students have low-level empathy and high-level caring behaviors.
Throughout the educational process, the students' caring competencies, which include empathy and caring behaviors, developed. It is suggested that humanistic and value-oriented pedagogical approaches be incorporated into nursing curricula.
本研究旨在调查护理学生的同理心水平和关怀行为感知。
这是一项横断面相关性研究，共纳入 276 名护理学生。
同理心倾向量表的平均得分为 62.71±5.10（最低 20，最高 100），表明同理心水平较低。关怀评估问卷的平均得分为 5.42±0.80（最低 1，最高 7），表明对关怀行为有较好的感知。同理心与关怀行为之间呈正相关（r=0.286，p<0.001）。
本研究表明护理学生的同理心水平较低，关怀行为水平较高。
在整个教育过程中，学生的关怀能力（包括同理心和关怀行为）得到了发展。建议将人本主义和价值观导向的教学方法纳入护理课程中。
