Kem Louie, in a descriptive study, investigates the relationship of empathy and anxiety of nursing students and their attitudes towards patients from ethnic minority groups.
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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Universita Degli Studi Di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy.
Background: Increasing findings have proven that virtual reality (VR) is a promising approach for improving knowledge, self-efficacy, and empathy in educational programs (Dhar, DigitHealth. 2023). The purpose of an ongoing randomised clinical trial is to enhance mental wellbeing of dementia patients' informal caregivers (iCGs) by including a VR-based empathy training into an online psychoeducation program.
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December 2024
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Background: It has been validated that dementia can be alleviated by talk therapy. While general large language models (LLMs) have the potential for talk therapy and dementia treatment, customized LLMs resembling a mental-health therapist can be more professional and powerful. We introduced an LLM solution designed for tailored mental health support for future dementia care.
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January 2025
Taipei Medical University College of Nursing School of Nursing Taipei Taiwan School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
This study compared the long-term effects of a mindful compassion program on improving depression in lung cancer patients, both in patient-caregiver dyads and in patient-only groups, and examined the moderating roles of anxiety and quality of life (QOL). Participants consisted of 56 dyads, who were randomly assigned to either the dyadic or patient-only groups. Data collection included various assessments at different time points: baseline (T0), end of intervention (T1), and follow-up at the 5th month (T2), 8th month (T3), and 14th month (T4).
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December 2024
Department of Medicine and Surgery Neuroscience Unity, University of Parma, 41122 Parma, Italy.
Veterinarians face ethical challenges during their careers, but despite evidence of work-related stress and burnout in veterinarians, moral distress has been poorly investigated. Using an online survey, professional experience, moral distress, and burnout were investigated in 704 Italian veterinarians caring for companion animals, farm animals, or both. The reliability of the moral distress questionnaire was optimal, and Factor analysis identified four factors for moral distress: I.
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January 2025
Paediatric and prenatal radiology department, Hôpital Timone Enfants, APHM, 264 rue Saint Pierre, Marseille, 13005, France.
Effective communication with the child and his/her parents is of paramount importance in our daily work in paediatric radiology to establish a trusting relationship and enhance satisfaction for both patients and physicians. Although communication skills and empathy can be effectively taught, and efforts have been made in this area in medical schools, there is still much room for improvement, as communication skills tend to decline throughout medical training. Certain methods are valuable for conducting effective consultations with both the child and the parents, not only when breaking bad news.
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