In healthcare

Compassion is at the center of any caring relationship and so its essential that healthcare professionals are treated with and cultivate their own compassion. When that happens healthcare staff experience reduced anxiety and stress and more care and connection with patients who, in turn, have better health outcomes.

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Compassion is reported by patients and nurses as an important motivator of cooperative behavior between patients and staff aimed at achieving important care outcomes

Compassion in care: a qualitative study of older people with a chronic disease and nurses

2011van der Cingel M.Nursing Ethics

Compassionate love is related to long-term HIV survival

Relationship Between Spiritual Coping and Survival in Patients with HIV

2016Ironson, G., Kremer. H., & Lucette, A.Journal of General Internal Medicine

Compassion helps with bloog sugar levels amongst diabetes patients

Kindness Matters: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention Improves Depression, Distress, and HbA1c Among Patients With Diabetes

2016Friis, A.M., Johnson,M.H., Cutfield, R.G., & Consedine, N.S.Diabetes Care

Training nurses in self-compassion leads to more compassion for patients

The butterfly effect of caring – clinical nursing teachers’ understanding of self-compassion as a source to compassionate care

2013Wiklund Gustin, L., Wagner, LScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Coaching nurses in compassion improves patient outcomes

Engaging with distress: Training in the compassionate approach

McEwan, K., Minou, L., Moore, H., Gilbert, P

Compassion training reduces judgemental traits

Compassion cultivation training promotes medical student wellness and enhanced clinical care

Weingartner, L., Sawning, S., Shaw, M.A. et al.

Compassion training helps nurses improve patient outcomes

Impact of Providing Compassion on Job Performance and Mental Health

Chu, L.-C.

Compassion creates conditions for innovation and high performance

Caring to change: How compassionate leadership can stimulate innovation in healthcare

West, M., Collins, B., Eckert, R., Chowla, R

Patients are more satisfied with treatment if their doctor showed them empathy

Physician empathy a key driver of patient satisfaction: New study supports enhanced physician-patient communication training

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons