Objectives It is debatable whether loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM)
effectively reduces anxiety, and previous studies have reported inconsistent findings. This …

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the mental health of nurses caring
for institutionalized older people. Caring in this environment can be complex, with higher …

Loving‐kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM) have been well applied among
employees to improve their health and well‐being. Existing studies on LKCM have also …

Spirituality is one aspect of the human experience that is unique to each person and may
become especially important in the face of life-threatening illness. While evidence supports …

Research on burnout faced by palliative healthcare professionals seems to focus mainly on
gaining further insight of different aspects of the complex syndrome that is burnout and how …

Objectives: Loving-kindness and compassion meditations (LKCM) is an important practice to
cultivate self-compassion. This study provides the first systematic review for the effects of …

ObjectivesThis pilot project replicated a self-compassion program to support health-care
professionals in palliative care settings. We anticipated that undertaking this program would …

Objectives The objective of this qualitative study was to explore patients' experiences of
communicating with health professionals following a diagnosis of head and neck cancer …

Background A lack of confidence in perinatal bereavement care (PBC) and the
psychological trauma experienced by nurses and midwives during bereavement care leads …

Continuous exposure to the suffering and death of patients produces certain syndromes
such as compassion fatigue in health professionals. The objective of this study was to …