Obstacles to compassion-giving among nursing and midwifery managers: an international study.

Journal: International nursing review

Volume: 67

Issue: 4

Year of Publication: 2021

Affiliated Institutions:  Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Department of Mental Health and Social Work School of Health and Education, Middlesex University, The Burroughs London, UK. Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex University, London, UK. Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey. VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway. Faculty of Nursing, Campus Egaleo Park, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece. Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile. Bataan Peninsula State University, Bataan, Philippines. Omega Lambda Chapter - University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus. School of Nursing, Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic. Stanisław Staszic State University of Applied Science, Pila, Poland. Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic. Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. San Blas Primary Healthcare Centre (Southern Area) of the Gerencia Asistencial de Atención Primaria, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Madrid, Spain. Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Wolfson Academic Nursing School, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel. Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway. Faculty of Nursing, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus. University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. Training, Professional Development, Research, Clinic and Care Organization Innovation "Luisa Marano" Area. UOC Care to the person, ASL Roma , Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy. University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus.

Abstract summary 

To explore nursing and midwifery managers' views regarding obstacles to compassion-giving across country cultures.The benefit of compassionate leadership is being advocated, but despite the fact that health care is invariably conducted within culturally diverse workplaces, the interconnection of culture, compassion and leadership is rarely addressed. Furthermore, evidence on how cultural factors hinder the expression of compassion among nursing and midwifery managers is lacking.Cross-sectional, exploratory, international online survey involving 1 217 participants from 17 countries. Managers' responses on open-ended questions related to barriers for providing compassion were entered and thematically analysed through NVivo.Three key themes related to compassion-giving obstacles emerged across countries: 1. related to the managers' personal characteristics and experiences; 2. system-related; and 3. staff-related.Obstacles to compassion-giving among managers vary across countries. An understanding of the variations across countries and cultures of what impedes compassion to flourish in health care is important.Nursing mangers should wisely use their power by adopting leadership styles that promote culturally competent and compassionate workplaces with respect for human rights. Policymakers should identify training and mentoring needs to enable the development of managers' practical wisdom. Appropriate national and international policies should facilitate the establishment of standards and guidelines for compassionate leadership, in the face of distorted organizational cultures and system-related obstacles to compassion-giving.

Authors & Co-authors:  Papadopoulos I I Lazzarino R R Koulouglioti C C Aagard M M Akman Ö Ö Alpers L-M LM Apostolara P P Araneda Bernal J J Biglete-Pangilinan S S Eldar-Regev O O González-Gil M T MT Kouta C C Krepinska R R Lesińska-Sawicka M M Liskova M M Lopez-Diaz A L AL Malliarou M M Martín-García Á Á Muñoz-Salinas M M Nagórska M M Ngunyulu R N RN Nissim S S Nortvedt L L Oconer-Rubiano M F MF Oter-Quintana C C Öztürk C C Papp K K Piratoba-Hernandez B B Rousou E E Tolentino-Diaz M Y MY Tothova V V Zorba A A

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Citations :  Ali, S. & Terry, L. (2017) Exploring senior nurses’ understanding of compassionate leadership in the community. British Journal of Community Nursing, 22 (2), 77-87.
Authors :  32
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1111/inr.12611
SSN : 1466-7657
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Cross-Sectional Studies
Other Terms
compassion;cultural competence;international survey;leadership;midwifery managers;nursing;obstacles
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
England