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Kindliness
Published in Robert S. Holzman, Anesthesia and the Classics, 2022
Where might the deepest reservoirs of compassionate and kindly care exist in the cadre of medical professionals? There seems to be a difference in compassionate care through the aging spectrum – more junior physicians report greater barriers to compassion. Although many physicians enter medicine with a profound desire to help and care for others, there may be factors contributing to the erosion of this desire that should be identified. Moreover, within the pantheon of medical specialties, psychiatry might offer clues – working in teams, minimal distractions, frequent self-reflection, and practicing with emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. All of these may enhance medical compassion, and enhance the ability of an individual practitioner to preserve compassionate or kindly practice as an individual.8 Anesthesiologists and other specialists stand to benefit, inasmuch as recent evidence with a simulated preoperative evaluation suggests anesthesia residents have variable as well as flawed recognition of patient cues, responsiveness to patient cues, pain management, and patient interactions.9
Become a team
Published in Amar Rughani, Joanna Bircher, The Leadership Hike, 2020
Compassion: People, especially in healthcare which has some of the most motivated people in any community, have the expectation of doing meaningful work. In healthcare our values are strong, especially the importance of caring, and if people are to feel engaged then this caring nature has to be respected, encouraged and given suitable outlets. If it isn’t, we and our patients will suffer. When health systems go wrong, we often see that this vital need has not had sufficient attention because it has been assumed rather than addressed.
Doctor-Patient Communication
Published in Shamit Kadosh, Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar, Incorporating Psychotherapeutic Concepts and Interventions Within Medicine, 2019
Shamit Kadosh, Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar
After listening deeply to our patient and getting the picture of the nature and meaning of his/her experience, communicating that understanding and engaging with our patient’s experience with empathy and compassion is essential. In chapters 10 and 11 we have introduced the qualities of human presence, empathy, and compassion in medical care, elaborated on their beneficial effects for both patients and doctors, and discussed ways of implementing them in daily practice. Our affective presence and responsiveness have powerful impact on the quality of the medical encounter. There are substantial variations in doctors’ responsiveness to patients, depending on their communicative skills, context, momentary state of mind, and personal issues.
Prayer and Mental Health in Later Life: The Role of Positive Emotions
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2023
Nirmala Lekhak, Tirth R. Bhatta, Eva Kahana, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
Compassionate love was independently associated with lower depressive symptoms and anxiety, aligning with previous studies’ findings (Kahana et al., 2021; Lekhak et al., 2023). In addition, it mediated the impacts of prayer on depressive symptoms and anxiety. In other words, those who prayed during the pandemic had fewer depressive symptoms and less anxiety due to a greater feeling of love. Theoretical and empirical evidence has shown the importance of positive emotions, such as love, in building resilience against feelings of despair and promoting psychological well-being (Fredrickson, 2013b; Van Cappellen et al., 2021). In previous studies, the feeling of love has been linked to increased oxytocin levels and improved vagal tone (Fredrickson, 2013a). These physiological changes are associated with better physical and mental health (Fredrickson, 2013a). Caring for patients with compassion and affection may result in improved health outcomes. There is evidence that hope is essential for mental health recovery, which cannot be attained without compassionate practices (Spandler & Stickley, 2011). According to research, patients who experience compassionate care are more likely to have improved mental health and lower stress levels (Post et al., 2014; Spandler & Stickley, 2011). This emphasizes the significance of empathic and compassionate healthcare practices. Moreover, these practices are shown to reduce self-criticism and increase self-compassion among health care professionals themselves (McEwan et al., 2020; Post et al., 2014).
John Gregory’s medical ethics elucidates the concepts of compassion and empathy
Published in Medical Teacher, 2022
Laurence B. McCullough, John Coverdale, Frank A. Chervenak
The word ‘empathy’ is used with various meanings (Milligan and Mire 1994; Stergiopoulos et al. 2019). Sometimes, empathy is used as a synonym for Human sympathy or compassion, which is not accurate. Empathy means that the passerby in Hume’s compelling example imagines or has an idea of the farmer’s fear, a cognitive experience, but not the fear itself, an affective experience. On this meaning of empathy, the motivation to assist the farmer is intellectual and not visceral; empathy gives us reasons but does not ‘incite’ action. This is a major shortcoming from Hume’s perspective because cognitive experience is weaker than affective experience. For Hume, and therefore for us, the affective experience called compassion drives physicians to put patients first, to commit to their well-being. As such, compassion is an essential component of the care of every patient in all specialties without any exception.
The effect of the clinical nurses’ compassion levels on tendency to make medical error: A cross-sectional study
Published in Contemporary Nurse, 2021
Selma Sabanciogullari, Feride Taskin Yilmaz, Gulseren Karabey
Nurses are expected not only to have technical knowledge and skills but also to be compassionate to individuals they give care while they perform the care-giving role, their most privileged role (Bloomfield & Pegram, 2015). Compassion, considered as an outstanding and virtuous behavior in almost every culture and religion from the past to the present, is conceptually defined as an individual’s being sensitive to others in distress, and displaying an active attitude towards the elimination of their problems (Yildiz & Kavak, 2017). Compassion is the desire to deal with others’ troubles, weaknesses, suffering and sorrows, and to help them overcome troubles they experience (Peters, 2018; Polat & Erdem, 2017). In the light of these definitions, it can be said that compassion requires showing respect for others, valuing them as human beings, understanding their experiences while they receive care, and reacting all these in mind (Ledoux, 2015).