Examination of the Relationship between Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain and Empathic Ability

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and their levels of empathic ability. Design and Methods: A descriptive, correlational study. A Descriptive Form, the Basic Empathy Scale, and the Nurses' Knowledge and Atti...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2023-05, Vol.16 (2), p.787-796
Main Authors: Dag, Gulten Sucu, Karazeybek, Ebru, Cebeci, Fatma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Empathy
Nurses
Nursing care
Pain management
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Summary:Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and their levels of empathic ability. Design and Methods: A descriptive, correlational study. A Descriptive Form, the Basic Empathy Scale, and the Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain were applied to 111 nurses. Results: There was a weak, negative correlation between their pain knowledge-attitude scores and cognitive empathy scores. A statistically significant relationship was not found (p>0.05). It was revealed that nurses' knowledge and attitude scores regarding pain were below average, and that there was a weak but statistically insignificant relationship between their pain knowledge-attitude scores and their levels of empathy Conclusions: The implications for clinicians are primarily the need to increase knowledge about pain for effective pain management and evaluating how nurses manage pain according to their empathy level is important to better understand the relationship between pain and empathy.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X