The impact of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy with patients receiving cardiac care: an experimental study. Galehdarifard, A., Radfar, M., Gholami, M., Khademi, M., Ebrahimzadeh, F., & Imani-Nasab, M. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, November, 2024. Section: Evidence & Policy
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Background: Patients with cardiovascular diseases often experience fear of death, depression and anxiety, all of which are linked to a heightened risk of future cardiac events. Research indicates that improved empathy is associated with a reduced risk of such events, making the enhancement of empathy among cardiac nurses crucial. Knowledge brokering, a strategy that utilises various interventions to strengthen practice, is key to achieving this. Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy towards patients receiving cardiac care. Methods: This experimental study involved 100 cardiac nurses who were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. The intervention group received knowledge brokering using Dobbin’s seven-stage method. Empathy levels were measured using the Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS), with scores ranging from +252 to -252, and analysed using SPSS version 21. Results: Findings showed a significant mean empathy change score (MECS) of 22.90 ± 50.93 in the intervention group (p=0.003) compared to 7.10 ± 60.20 in the control group (p=0.408). Notably, nurses with a baseline empathy score of ≥100 in the intervention group exhibited a significantly higher adjusted MECS than the control group (11.44 units versus -15.42 units). Conclusion: Knowledge brokering can enhance empathy in moderately empathic cardiac nurses, with its effectiveness influenced by the nurses’ initial empathy levels. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the knowledge brokering strategy in healthcare settings.
@article{galehdarifard_impact_2024,
	title = {The impact of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy with patients receiving cardiac care: an experimental study},
	shorttitle = {The impact of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy with patients receiving cardiac care},
	url = {https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/evp/aop/article-10.1332-17442648Y2024D000000035/article-10.1332-17442648Y2024D000000035.xml},
	doi = {10.1332/17442648Y2024D000000035},
	abstract = {Background: Patients with cardiovascular diseases often experience fear of death, depression and anxiety, all of which are linked to a heightened risk of future cardiac events. Research indicates that improved empathy is associated with a reduced risk of such events, making the enhancement of empathy among cardiac nurses crucial. Knowledge brokering, a strategy that utilises various interventions to strengthen practice, is key to achieving this. Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy towards patients receiving cardiac care. Methods: This experimental study involved 100 cardiac nurses who were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. The intervention group received knowledge brokering using Dobbin’s seven-stage method. Empathy levels were measured using the Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS), with scores ranging from +252 to -252, and analysed using SPSS version 21. Results: Findings showed a significant mean empathy change score (MECS) of 22.90 ± 50.93 in the intervention group (p=0.003) compared to 7.10 ± 60.20 in the control group (p=0.408). Notably, nurses with a baseline empathy score of ≥100 in the intervention group exhibited a significantly higher adjusted MECS than the control group (11.44 units versus -15.42 units). Conclusion: Knowledge brokering can enhance empathy in moderately empathic cardiac nurses, with its effectiveness influenced by the nurses’ initial empathy levels. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the knowledge brokering strategy in healthcare settings.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2024-12-10},
	journal = {Evidence \& Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice},
	author = {Galehdarifard, Atefeh and Radfar, Moloud and Gholami, Mohammad and Khademi, Mojgan and Ebrahimzadeh, Farzad and Imani-Nasab, Mohammad-Hasan},
	month = nov,
	year = {2024},
	note = {Section: Evidence \& Policy},
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