The relationship between family caregivers’ emotional states and ability to empathize with post-stroke individuals
| dc.contributor.author | Jin, Chen | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Chernomas, Wanda (Nursing) Pooyania, Sepideh (Internal Medicine) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Lobchuk, Michelle (Nursing) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-09T16:36:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-09-09T16:36:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-09-09 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Nursing | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Nursing (M.N.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Stroke is one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses in Canada. Family caregivers can make a significant contribution toward patients’ recovery. Caregivers’ emotions can impact their motivation to engage in empathy-related helping behaviours. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among functional deficits of post-stroke individuals, family caregivers’ emotions, and caregivers’ ability to empathize with post-stroke individuals. As guided by Davis’s organizational model on empathy, a correlational descriptive methodology was employed. Participants were requested to complete four questionnaires. Study found that caregiver fatigue was the only factor associated with caregiver empathy-related behaviour. Analyses also found that communication deficits had a linkage with caregivers’ negative emotions. Study results will contribute to the current state of the literature on post-stroke care at home by understanding of the impact of caregivers’ psychological experiences on their empathy-related responses toward post-stroke individuals. Recommendations for clinical practice and future research were made based on this study’s results. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2013 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22138 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | caregiver | en_US |
| dc.subject | stroke | en_US |
| dc.subject | emotion | en_US |
| dc.subject | empathy | en_US |
| dc.title | The relationship between family caregivers’ emotional states and ability to empathize with post-stroke individuals | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |