Research in nursing & health
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The relationship between empathy and caregiving appraisal and outcomes was examined among 140 informal caregivers of older adults. Caregivers with high cognitive empathy appraised the caregiving situation as less stressful and less threatening, were less depressed, and reported higher life satisfaction than did caregivers with low cognitive empathy. ⋯ There appeared to be distinct roles for emotional and cognitive empathy in informal caregiving outcomes. The study supported the important role of caregiving appraisal and resources in caregiving outcomes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Mediating functions of maternal anxiety and participation in care on young children's posthospital adjustment.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether maternal anxiety and mothers' participation in their children's care during hospitalization mediated the effects of a child behavior informational intervention for mothers on their children's posthospital negative behavioral change. Participants were 49 mothers and their young children, ages 24-68 months, who were unexpectedly hospitalized with unplanned medical or surgical conditions. ⋯ Findings indicated that the effects of child behavior information on children's posthospital negative behavioral change were mediated by maternal anxiety and participation in their children's care during hospitalization. Results of this study provide support for targeting mothers with informational interventions in order to enhance outcomes in hospitalized children.