Non-academic factors influencing the development of empathy in undergraduate nursing students: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Empathy is described as a core competence of nursing. There is abundant research evidence supporting that empathy varies according to personal characteristics and targeted training. The aim of this study was to characterize non-academic factors (personal and environmental) influencing the development of empathy in undergraduate nursing studies who are not receiving a targeted training in empathetic abilities in their nursing schools.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed in the three nursing schools located in Cusco city, Peru (two private and one public). The Jefferson Scales of Empathy, Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration, and Lifelong Learning, the Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, and the Scale of Life Satisfaction, were applied as the

SUBMITTER: Berduzco-Torres N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8653543 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature