Compassionate communication levels of nursing students: Predictive role of empathic skills and nursing communication course. Issue 1 (3rd October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Öztürk, Ayfer; Kaçan, Havva
• Other Names: Barkin Jennifer L. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Perspectives in psychiatric care. Volume 58:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 248
• Page End: 255
• Publication Date: 2021-10-03
• Subjects: communication -- course -- empathy -- nurse -- predictive -- student; Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Psychiatric nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.890231
• DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12954
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-5990

Abstract

Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to determine the compassionate communication levels of nursing students and the predictive roles of empathic skills and nursing communication courses. Design and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 430 nursing students and data were analyzed using a descriptive information form, Compassionate Communication Scale (CCS), and Empathic Skill Scale (ESS). Findings: A positive relationship was found between the students' ESS and CCS scores ( r = .23 p = 0.001). Empathic skills ( β = 0.43, p = 0.001), predicted compassionate communication ( β = 0.23, p = 0.001), compassionate conversation (β = 0.43, p = 0.001), and compassionate touch ( β = 0.18, p = 0.001). Practice Implications: Skills of compassion and empathy positively affect each other; therefore, it is important to adopt strategies that strengthen the empathic skills of nursing students during academic education and to include empathy and compassion in the curriculum.