Effects of empathy training on psychological concerns and empathy in caregivers of older people: A randomized, double-blind, crossover, clinical trial with follow-up.
Geriatr Nurs
; 57: 1-10, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38452492
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the effects of empathy training on psychological concerns and empathy in caregivers of older people.METHODS:
A randomized, double-blind, crossover, clinical trial with follow-up was conducted online. Thirty paid and unpaid caregivers of older people from different regions of Brazil participated in an empathy training program. The caregivers answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and measures for the evaluation of empathy (affective and cognitive domains), burden, the impact of providing care as well as depressive symptoms and psychiatric symptoms before and immediately after training. Empathy and its domains were also assessed at three post-intervention follow-ups.RESULTS:
Empathy training diminished levels of psychological concerns. Moreover, an increase was found in levels of cognitive empathy 15, 30 and 60 days after the intervention.CONCLUSIONS:
Empathy training with a focus on cognitive empathy diminished psychological concerns in caregivers of older people and increased the levels of this ability over time. This intervention can be considered a coping strategy for negative impacts related to providing care. CLINICA LTRIAL REGISTRATION RBR-8kjtfx3.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidadores
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Estudos Cross-Over
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Empatia
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Geriatr Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos