Relationship between Empathetic Reaction and Quality of Life among The Nurses in Psychiatric Unit at Assuit University Hospitals | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 3, Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 34-48 PDF (397.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.211192 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nadia Abd El-ghany Abd El- Hameed; Zamzam Ahmed Ahmed | ||
| Psychiatric &Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Empathy is professional states envisioned as learned communication skills are used to convey understanding of the patient's reality. Few studies have evaluated the QOL of health professionals studies are rare among nurses. Aim of the study was to determine a relationship between empathetic reaction and quality of life among the nurses in psychiatric unit at Assuit university hospital. Setting: psychiatric unit at Assuit University Hospital, Egypt, during the period of 6 months from the first of January till the end of June 2014. Subjects The study comprised of 50 psychiatric nurses. A descriptive correlation design was used. Three tools were used for data collection, 1- Demographic Data, 2- Empathy Scale by Layton 2004; 3- Quality of life assessment Scale by Lehman (1986) .Result The main results yielded by the study proved that, 72%, of female were in the age group <30 years. 82% of studied group were married, 56% lived in rural area, 96% were diploma.54% of studied group were 1 to 5 years of experiences. There was no a significant relation between empathy and sub- items of quality of life except empathy part II and family atmosphere at home there was a significant relation. Conclusion there was no a significant relation between empathy and level & sub-items of quality of life among Psychiatric nurses. Recommendation; applied training program to assess and evaluate knowledge of nurses about meaning empathy and who to applied & improved quality of life among nurses | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Empathy; Quality of life among nurses | ||
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