Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Beaumont, E., Norris, G., & Cullen, G. (2021)
Teaching Compassionate Mind Training to help midwives cope with traumatic clinical incidents. British Journal of Midwifery, 29(1), 26-35. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.1.26
Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) is taught to cultivate compassion and teach midwives how to care for themselves. The need to build midwives' resilience is recognised by the ...
Compassion and complex interpersonal trauma in adolescence: An early systematic review
Journal Article
Amari, N., & Mahoney, A. (2022)
Compassion and complex interpersonal trauma in adolescence: An early systematic review. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 29(3), 799-814. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2689
Background
Whilst childhood trauma has been identified as a transdiagnostic risk factor for poly-psychopathology, compassion-focused interventions have emerged as transdiagnos...
Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting
Journal Article
Dewar, B., Mackay, R., Smith, S., Pullin, S., & Tocher, R. (2010)
Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting. Journal of Research in Nursing, 15(1), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987109352932
Improving the patient and family experience in hospital and supporting people to deliver compassionate dignified care is a priority on the policy agenda in the UK. The purpose...
Compassion into action
Journal Article
Adamson, E. (2013)
Compassion into action. Nursing Standard,
The findings from a three-year research project show that compassionate care is not only good for patients but can improve satisfaction for staff.
A constructivist grounded theory study to explore compassion through the perceptions of individuals who have experienced nursing care
Journal Article
Straughair, C., Clarke, A., & Machin, A. (2019)
A constructivist grounded theory study to explore compassion through the perceptions of individuals who have experienced nursing care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(7), 1527-1538. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13987
Aim: To explore compassion from the perceptions of individuals with personal experience of nursing care. Background: Although compassion is considered integral to professional...
Exploring the compassion deficit debate.
Journal Article
Stenhouse, R., Ion, R., Roxburgh, M., Devitt, P. F., & Smith, S. D. (2016)
Exploring the compassion deficit debate. Nurse Education Today, 39, 12-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.01.019
Several recent high profile failures in the UK health care system have promoted strong debate on compassion and care in nursing. A number of papers articulating a range of pos...
A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training (CMT)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2016)
A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training (CMT). Arts in Psychotherapy, 50, 111/118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2016.06.005
Purpose: By the very nature of the role, student therapists experience incidents that can be emotionally challenging. In response to such events, they may experience compassio...
Embedding compassionate care in local NHS practice: developing a conceptual model through realistic evaluation
Journal Article
MacArthur, J., Wilkinson, H., Matthews-Smith, G., & Gray, M. A. (2017)
Embedding compassionate care in local NHS practice: developing a conceptual model through realistic evaluation. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22(1-2), 130-147. doi:10.1177/1744987116678901
The aim of this study was to critically analyse the impact of the ‘Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme’ and offer a conceptual model of factors that can embed compassio...
Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice
Book Chapter
Smith, S., & Willis, D. (2018)
Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice. In M. Prendergast, & M. Brophy (Eds.), Sharing compassion: A fortuitous journey of illumination. Dublin: Rainsford Press
This chapter will explore evidence related to the use of stories and narratives to support learning in compassionate nursing care practice. The aim is to present how stories a...
Compassion in nursing: exploring the perceptions of students and academics
Journal Article
Straughair, C., & Machin, A. (2021)
Compassion in nursing: exploring the perceptions of students and academics. Nursing Standard, 36(7), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2021.e11720
Background: Compassion is integral to effective nursing practice, yet there is limited empirical research exploring this concept, particularly from a professional perspective....