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Özlem İbrahimoğlu1, Sevinç Mersin2, Gizem Açıkgöz3
1Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-disclosure, empathy, and anxiety in nurses.
Design And Methods:
The study was conducted with 255 nurses working in hospitals in Turkey. Data were collected using a Sociodemographic Form, the Self-Disclosure Scale (SDS), the Basic Empathy Scale (BES), and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
Findings:
A statistically significant positive relationship was found among the SDS, BES, and Spielberger STAI.
Practice Implications:
Psychiatric nurses should ensure the reduction of nurses' anxiety levels by planning different interventions such as psychotherapy, counseling, and training. They may determine nurses' self-disclosure and empathy skills as well as their needs.
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