Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults

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Main Author: Borges,Marina Miranda
Publication Date: 2021
Other Authors: Bomfim,Ana Julia de Lima, Chagas,Marcos Hortes Nisihara
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Summary: ABSTRACT Empathy is an important factor to guarantee the quality of care provided in the long-term care institutions (LTCIs) for older adults, and depression is a factor that affects the health of the professional and, consequently, the care. Thus, it is important that studies are conducted on the relationship of these variables in this context. Objective: The aim of this study is to verify the relationship between empathy and depressive symptoms among health professionals working in the LTCIs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at LTCIs in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The final sample was constituted by 101 health professionals (i.e., caregivers and nursing technicians) with direct participation in the care of institutionalized older adults. The instruments were used as follows: the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) to assess empathy and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for the diagnosis of depression. For the analyses, the patients were divided into groups with and without depression, according to the score of the PHQ-9. Results: The prevalence of depression among health professionals was 19.8%. Significant statistical differences were found between the groups for the total score of the IRI (p=0.029), for the emotional domain (p=0.023), and for the personal distress (p=0.009). Conclusions: The findings indicate that the presence of depression among health professionals at LTCIs is related to the higher levels of empathy, especially in the emotional domain. Thus, future studies that contribute to understanding how care must be provided with empathy, but without harming the health of the professional, should be carried out.
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spelling Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adultsdepressionempathyhomes for the agedagedABSTRACT Empathy is an important factor to guarantee the quality of care provided in the long-term care institutions (LTCIs) for older adults, and depression is a factor that affects the health of the professional and, consequently, the care. Thus, it is important that studies are conducted on the relationship of these variables in this context. Objective: The aim of this study is to verify the relationship between empathy and depressive symptoms among health professionals working in the LTCIs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at LTCIs in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The final sample was constituted by 101 health professionals (i.e., caregivers and nursing technicians) with direct participation in the care of institutionalized older adults. The instruments were used as follows: the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) to assess empathy and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for the diagnosis of depression. For the analyses, the patients were divided into groups with and without depression, according to the score of the PHQ-9. Results: The prevalence of depression among health professionals was 19.8%. Significant statistical differences were found between the groups for the total score of the IRI (p=0.029), for the emotional domain (p=0.023), and for the personal distress (p=0.009). Conclusions: The findings indicate that the presence of depression among health professionals at LTCIs is related to the higher levels of empathy, especially in the emotional domain. Thus, future studies that contribute to understanding how care must be provided with empathy, but without harming the health of the professional, should be carried out.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento2021-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642021000300381Dementia & Neuropsychologia v.15 n.3 2021reponame:Dementia & Neuropsychologiainstname:Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)instacron:ANCC10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-030011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBorges,Marina MirandaBomfim,Ana Julia de LimaChagas,Marcos Hortes Nisiharaeng2021-09-16T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1980-57642021000300381Revistahttp://www.demneuropsy.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||demneuropsy@uol.com.br1980-57641980-5764opendoar:2021-09-16T00:00Dementia & Neuropsychologia - Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
title Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
spellingShingle Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
Borges,Marina Miranda
depression
empathy
homes for the aged
aged
title_short Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
title_full Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
title_fullStr Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
title_full_unstemmed Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
title_sort Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults
author Borges,Marina Miranda
author_facet Borges,Marina Miranda
Bomfim,Ana Julia de Lima
Chagas,Marcos Hortes Nisihara
author_role author
author2 Bomfim,Ana Julia de Lima
Chagas,Marcos Hortes Nisihara
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Borges,Marina Miranda
Bomfim,Ana Julia de Lima
Chagas,Marcos Hortes Nisihara
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv depression
empathy
homes for the aged
aged
topic depression
empathy
homes for the aged
aged
description ABSTRACT Empathy is an important factor to guarantee the quality of care provided in the long-term care institutions (LTCIs) for older adults, and depression is a factor that affects the health of the professional and, consequently, the care. Thus, it is important that studies are conducted on the relationship of these variables in this context. Objective: The aim of this study is to verify the relationship between empathy and depressive symptoms among health professionals working in the LTCIs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at LTCIs in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The final sample was constituted by 101 health professionals (i.e., caregivers and nursing technicians) with direct participation in the care of institutionalized older adults. The instruments were used as follows: the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) to assess empathy and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for the diagnosis of depression. For the analyses, the patients were divided into groups with and without depression, according to the score of the PHQ-9. Results: The prevalence of depression among health professionals was 19.8%. Significant statistical differences were found between the groups for the total score of the IRI (p=0.029), for the emotional domain (p=0.023), and for the personal distress (p=0.009). Conclusions: The findings indicate that the presence of depression among health professionals at LTCIs is related to the higher levels of empathy, especially in the emotional domain. Thus, future studies that contribute to understanding how care must be provided with empathy, but without harming the health of the professional, should be carried out.
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