The empathy level and caring behaviors perceptions of nursing students: A cross-sectional and correlational study

KORKMAZ DOĞDU A., Aktaş K., DURSUN ERGEZEN F., Bozkurt S. A., ERGEZEN Y., KOL E.

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, cilt.58, sa.4, ss.2653-2663, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ppc.13106
  • Dergi Adı: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2653-2663
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Care-Q, caring behavior, empathy, ETS, nursing student
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the empathy level and caring behaviors perceptions of nursing students. Method: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 276 nursing students. Results: The mean Empathic Tendency Scale score was 62.71 ± 5.10 (min. 20 to max. 100), indicating a low level of empathy. The mean of the Caring Assessment Questionnaire was 5.42 ± 0.80 (min. 1 to max. 7), showing a good perception of caring behaviors. There was a positive, low, and significant relationship between empathy and caring behaviors (r = 0.286, p < 0.001). Conclusion: This study revealed that nursing students have low-level empathy and high-level caring behaviors. Practice Implications: Throughout the educational process, the students' caring competencies, which include empathy and caring behaviors, developed. It is suggested that humanistic and value-oriented pedagogical approaches be incorporated into nursing curricula.