Exploring the Link Between Emotional Intelligence and Compassionate Communication in Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.

BACKGROUND: The main purposes of the nursing profession are to protect and improve health and to prevent and heal diseases. It is crucial to investigate the factors that can influence nurses' ability to enhance their performance in their professional lives and conduct the nursing care process more qualitatively and effectively. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the association between emotional intelligence and compassionate communication in nurses. METHODS: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with 140 nurses working in various units of the public hospital in Kilis, Turkey. Data were collected through a demographic information form, Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Compassionate Communication Scale. RESULTS: It was determined that nurses' emotional intelligence and compassionate communication were above average. A significant association was found between nurses' emotional intelligence and compassionate communication (F = 16.08, P < .001) and emotional intelligence explains 10% of the variance in compassionate communication (R = 0.323, R2 = 0.104). CONCLUSIONS: Emotional intelligence and compassionate communication should be taken into consideration so that nurses can recognize and understand patients' emotions, alleviate their hurt, and deliver delicate, kind, and compassionate care.

The correlation of intrapersonal intelligence levels of nurses with their emotional contagion and caring behaviours.

AIM: Determine the correlation of the intrapersonal intelligence levels of nurses with their emotional contagion and caring behaviours. BACKGROUND: Intrapersonal intelligence is an introverted concept that includes the capacity to understand and reflect one's self. A high level of intrapersonal intelligence contributes morally to the world and promotes success in professions with a heavy moral dimension. It is stated that emotional contagion, which is defined as the transfer of emotions and moods from one person to another, can occur in groups of two or more people. Within this context, nurses who are affected by emotional contagion may be more likely to withdraw from or desensitise to the people who cause this effect. Both situations may lead to the disruption of essential and non-deferrable care and formation of negative effects on nurses' caring behaviours. METHODS: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 257 nurses working in the Gaziantep province. A "Personal Information Form", the "Multiple Intelligence Inventory", the "Emotional Contagion Scale" and "Caring Behaviours Inventory" were used as data collection tools in the study. RESULTS: It was found that the mean scores of the nurses were 39.76 ± 5.02 for Intrapersonal Intelligence, 50.09 ± 8.32 for Emotional Contagion, and 5.06 ± 0.75 for Caring Behaviours. CONCLUSIONS: It was determined that the intrapersonal intelligence levels, emotional contagion and caring behaviour levels of the nurses were above average. As the intrapersonal intelligence levels of the participants increased, so did their emotional contagion and caring behaviours.

Perceptions of vaccine trust and conspiracy among those with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance: a cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Individuals' beliefs in conspiracy theories and anti-vaccination defense play a role in the rates of COVID-19 spread. PURPOSE: This study aims to determine the perception of trust in, and the perception of conspiracy theories regarding vaccines among those with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in a province in Turkey. METHODS: This study was conducted with 1244 individuals who agreed to participate in the study in the province with the lowest vaccination rate in Turkey. The 'Personal Information Form' and the 'COVID-19 Vaccine Perception and Attitude Scale' were used to collect data. FINDINGS: Those who were resistant to vaccines had a low mean score on the Perception of Trust and a high mean score on the Perception of Conspiracy. The variable of conspiracy perception had a significantly negative and high effect on the perception of trust. CONCLUSION: The participants were highly resistant to COVID-19 vaccines. Their perception level of trust in COVID-19 vaccines was moderate and their perception level of conspiracy was high.

The Relationship Between Solution-Focused Communication Skills and Perceived Social Support: A Descriptive Levels of Study of the Perceptions of Turkish Parents with of Children with Developmental Disabilities.

PURPOSE: This descriptive, correlational study examined the relationship between solution-focused communication skills and perceived level of social support for parents of children with developmental disabilities. METHOD: One hundred and sixty one parents of children with developmental disabilities completed a researcher developed personal information form, the Solution Focality in Communication Scale, and the Revised Parental Social Support Scale. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, in independent groups, t tests, and correlation tests. RESULTS: Findings included a positive correlation between the Solution Focality in Communication Scale and the perceived level of social support of the Revised Parental Social Support Scale and the perceived social support satisfaction level sub-dimensions (p < .001). CONCLUSION: This descriptive study found a correlation between the level of solution-focused communication skills reported by parents of children with developmental disabilities, and the parent's improved perceptions of social support. In addition, parents reported increased satisfaction with the social support they had received as their solution-focused communication skills improved.

The effect of a solution-oriented therapy on the depression levels and the perceived social support of depressive patients.

BACKGROUND: This study was executed to evaluate the effect of the solution-oriented therapy programme on the depression levels and the perceived social support of depressive patients METHOD: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial with a pre-test and post-test control group and repeated measures. The Solution-Oriented Therapy Programme was implemented in a total of 6 to 10 sessions with the patients of experimental group. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between the mean BDI and PSSI scores of the experimental and control groups before the programme. At one week after the programme (29.89 ± 4.15) and after 3 months (31.71 ± 3.72), the mean of the BDI grades of the individuals in the experimental group were significantly lower than was that of the individuals in the control group. In the study group, the mean PSSI scores significantly increased at one week after programme (50.79 ± 10.81) and decreased (46.61 ± 10.37) at after 3 months. CONCLUSION: The execution of Solution-Oriented Therapy Programme with the depressive patients should be done by the psychiatric nurses within the scope of the services that psychiatric care units serve.

The Relationship Between Paranormal Beliefs, Social Efficacy and Social Outcome Expectations in Muslim Society: The Case of Turkey.

This study was conducted to determine the effects of religious and classical paranormal beliefs on social efficacy and social outcome expectations. The study was conducted with 340 individuals between March 1, 2021, and April 2, 2021. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Paranormal Belief Scale and the Social Efficacy and Social Outcome Expectations Scale. Statistically significant positive correlations were found among traditional religious beliefs, classical paranormal beliefs, spiritualism, witchcraft, social efficacy expectations and social outcome expectations. It was concluded that traditional religious beliefs may be effective in improving the social acceptance of individuals, and believing in a common religious/cultural supreme entity unites individuals.

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers' anxiety levels.

Aim: This study aims to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the anxiety levels of healthcare employees. Methods: This descriptive study used the snowball sampling method to recruit participants. The study was conducted between 18 and 25 April 2020 with a total of 710 participants. The data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Ethics committee approval was obtained to conduct the study, and the data were analyzed using the SPSS 24.0 statistical package program using descriptive statistics, t tests and ANOVA. Results: In the study, 46.8% of the participants were in the 26-35 age group, 60.7% were female, 19.9% worked at clinics with COVID-19 patients (service, intensive care and emergency clinics), and 17.6% had a chronic disease. The state and trait anxiety mean scores of the participants were 60.29 ± 6.13 and 44.18 ± 7.69, respectively. Statistically significant differences were found in the participants' state and trait anxiety levels with respect to their age, gender, unit of work, marital status, status of having children and presence of a chronic disease (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The state and trait anxiety levels of the healthcare workers in the study were found to be "severe" and "moderate," respectively.

Relationship between nurses' perceptions of mental support and their positive and negative effects: A cross-sectional study.

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between nurses' perceptions of mental support and their positive and negative effects. DESIGN AND METHODS: The cross-sectional study was carried out with 333 nurses working in various clinics. The data were collected in Turkey between 12 and 19 December 2020. The data were collected using personal information form, spiritual support perception scale and positive-negative impact program. FINDINGS: A positive relationship was found between the perceptions of mental support of nurses and their positive effects, and a negative relationship between their perceptions of spiritual support and their negative effects. EFFECTS FOR APPLICATION: As nurses' perceptions of mental support increase, their positive sensitivity increases and their negative sensitivity decreases.

The relationship of fear of happiness levels of Syrian refugees with meaning of life and health perception.

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the relationship of fear of happiness levels of Syrian refugees with the meaning of life and health perception. DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted with 310 Syrian refugees. FINDINGS: It was found that Syrian refugees' mean scores were 27.59 ± 6.44 in the Fear of Happiness Scale, 17.08 ± 6.93 in Meaning-Life, 19.84 ± 9.26 in Search for Meaning-Life, 46.03 ± 10.18 in Perception of Health Scale. A negative correlation was found between Syrian refugees' fear of happiness levels and meaning in life and health perception. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: As the fear of happiness levels of Syrian refugees decreased, the presence of meaning in life, the search for meaning in life, and health perception levels increased.

Work-Life Balance and Mental Health Needs of Health Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey.

Health professionals constitute a group that is at a high risk of COVID-19. They have been found to experience difficulties in many issues, one of which is that they face the risk of infecting themselves and others due to interaction with high-risk patients. The present study investigates how demographical and individual factors and work addiction affected work-life balance and mental health needs of health professionals. The data of the present study were collected in the first wave of pandemic. The hypothesized structural equation model was rejected based on the fit indices. The second analysis of modified model was significant and indicated that whether health professionals live alone or with others such as family members had direct effects on work addiction, indirect effects on work-life balance, and needs for mental health. In addition, gender and working hours had direct effects on work-life balance. The highest effect on work-life balance was caused by work addiction. Moreover, work addiction had a moderate effect on mental health needs. As a result, the current study showed that work-life balance, work addiction, and the need for mental health were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The relationship between levels of solution-focused thinking and internalized stigma and social functionality in mental disorders.

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the effect of the level of solution-focused thinking on internalized stigma and social functionality in mental illnesses. DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted with 497 patients with various mental disorders. FINDINGS: A negative and strong correlation was found between the Solution-Focused Inventory and Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale scores of the participants (r = -0.682, p = 0.001). A positive and weak correlation was found between the participants' Solution-Focused Inventory and Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale scores (r = 0.396, p = 0.001). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: It was determined that, as the solution-focused thinking levels of individuals with mental disorders increase, their level of internalized stigma decreases, and their social functionality increases.

Elevated Monocyte to High-density Lipoprotein Ratios as an Inflammation Markers for Schizophrenia Patients.

OBJECTIVE: Monocyte to high density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) is a new instrument for giving notice inflammation, which plays a main role in schizophrenia. Thus, in this study, our goal was to investigate the possible association between MHR and schizophrenia. METHODS: The participants of this study consisted of 75 schizophrenia patients and 74 healthy individuals (control group). The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale was used to collect data from the patient group. Complete blood count parameters and lipid profile were analyzed in all study participants. RESULTS: The patients with schizophrenia had higher MHR values (15.04 ± 3.31 in schizophrenia patients and 12.62 ± 2.99 in controls; p = 0.001). Monocyte counts and MHR of the schizophrenia patients were significantly higher than the control group. There was a significant and positive correlation between age, body mass index, severity of disease and MHR. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this study was the first to demonstrate inflammatory markers such as MHR levels in schizophrenia patients. Both monocyte counts and MHR values in schizophrenia patients were higher than the control group. MHR might be an available and useful inflammatory marker to evaluate inflammation in schizophrenia patients.

The effect of a solution-oriented approach in depressive patients on social functioning levels and suicide probability.

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a solution-oriented approach in depressive patients on suicide probability and the social functioning level. DESIGN AND METHOD: The research was designed as a randomized controlled trial with a pretest and posttest control group and repeated measures. A Solution-Oriented Approach Intervention (SOAI) was performed for a total of 6 to 10 sessions with the experimental group. FINDINGS: The SOAI in depressive patients effectively increased the social functioning level and decreased suicide probability. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The SOAI in depressive patients should be implemented by psychiatric nurses within the scope of psychiatric care services.

Patients' and their relatives' attitudes toward electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar disorder.

Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and efficacious treatment, there is a widespread negative view of ECT in public and professional circles. Previous studies that reported psychiatric patients' and their relatives' feelings and attitudes toward ECT revealed generally positive results. However, there are no data focusing on bipolar patients' and their relatives' attitudes toward ECT. In this study, the perspectives of 70 bipolar patients and their 70 relatives were examined before ECT. The study showed that the majority of patients and relatives believed they had not received adequate information about ECT, but they were satisfied with the treatment, found it beneficial, and maintained a positive attitude toward its use. The most commonly reported side effect was memory impairment. This is the first study focusing on bipolar patients' and their relatives' attitudes toward ECT in the literature.