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Interventions for compassionate nursing care: A systematic review.

Karin Blomberg1, Peter Griffiths2, Yvonne Wengström3

  • 1Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.

International Journal of Nursing Studies
|August 6, 2016
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This review found that while interventions for compassionate nursing care show potential benefits, most studies lacked detailed descriptions and rigorous methodology. Further high-quality research, such as randomized controlled trials, is needed before routine implementation.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

  • Compassion is a core nursing value, crucial for high-quality healthcare.
  • Public scrutiny highlights the need for effective compassionate nursing care.
  • A critical overview of interventions supporting compassionate nursing care is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically identify and analyze research on interventions for compassionate nursing care.
  • To assess the description, design, delivery, and theoretical underpinnings of these interventions.
  • To evaluate the evidence for their effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of international English literature up to June 2015 (CINAHL, Medline, Cochrane).
  • Inclusion of primary research studies comparing interventions with control conditions.
Keywords:
CaringCompassionDignityNursesProfessional–patient relationsSystematic review

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  • Grading studies by methodological strength and intervention description quality; narrative analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • 24 studies reported 25 interventions (staff training, care models, staff support).
    • Intervention descriptions were generally weak, lacking detail on participants, facilitators, and mechanisms of change.
    • Most interventions showed improvements in patient, nurse, or quality of care outcomes, but methodological quality was low (16 uncontrolled before-and-after studies).
    • Higher quality studies were less likely to report positive results; no intervention was tested more than once.

    Conclusions:

    • No reviewed intervention met criteria for routine practice due to insufficient detail and weak evidence.
    • Positive outcomes suggest potential, but require cautious further investigation.
    • Future research should prioritize interventions with stronger designs, like randomized controlled trials.