Relationships between nurses' empathy, self-compassion and dimensions of professional quality of life: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-11

  Duarte, Joana ^a   Pinto Gouveia, José ^a   Cruz, Bárbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Empathy; Nurses; Professional quality of life; Self compassion

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPATHY; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; PORTUGAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84960347815     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.02.015     Document Type: Article

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