An investigation of factors affecting compassion levels of midwives

The profession of midwifery is seen as a genuinely individual-centric catalyst transforming compassion to care. Due to this, compassionate care should be the basis of midwives' care, especially for those who care for women and children. This research investigated the compassion levels of midwiv...

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Published in:European journal of midwifery 2022, Vol.6 (May), p.27-10
Main Authors: Yilmaz-Esencan, Tuğba, Demir-Yildirim, Ayça, Uzun, Sena-Nur
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Language:English
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Summary:The profession of midwifery is seen as a genuinely individual-centric catalyst transforming compassion to care. Due to this, compassionate care should be the basis of midwives' care, especially for those who care for women and children. This research investigated the compassion levels of midwives to determine the factors affecting them. This descriptive research was conducted between 10 February and 29 May 2020, with 119 midwives working in a training and research hospital in Istanbul. The data were collected using the 'Compassion Scale' and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and logistic regression model. The total mean score on the compassion scale of midwives participating in the study was found to be 71.46 ± 9.60. Sociodemographic data and vocational belongings of participants were compared with the mean scores of the compassion scale sub-dimensions. It was determined that as the age of the midwives increased, they showed more kindness and awareness of compassion (p
ISSN:2585-2906
2585-2906
DOI:10.18332/ejm/146586