title: Exploring Nurses' Meaning and Experiences of Compassion: An International Online Survey Involving 15 Countries.
abstract: In recent years, there has been much focus on compassion in nursing care, and concern has been raised in a number of reports and media stories regarding decreased compassion. The aim of this study was to explore similarities and differences in the understanding and demonstration of compassion in nursing practice across 15 countries.
  
  
  
  A total of 1,323 nurses from 15 countries responded to questions in relation to compassion, via an international online survey.
  
  
  
  The data revealed the impact of sociopolitical influences on perceptions of compassion, and the conscious and intentional nature of compassion.
  
  
  
  The study demonstrated shared understandings of the importance of compassion as well as some common perceptions of the attributes of compassionate care. The differences reported were not as significant as had been expected.
  
  
  
  Further research is needed to explore the country and culture differences in the enactment of compassion.
authors.affiliation: 1 Middlesex University, London, UK.
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authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.affiliation: 1 Middlesex University, London, UK.
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authors.affiliation: 1 Middlesex University, London, UK.
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authors.affiliation: 5 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: 9 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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authors.lastname: González-Gil
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authors.affiliation: 11 Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
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authors.affiliation: 12 School of Nursing, Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic.
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authors.lastname: Krepinska
authors.affiliation: 13 Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Bernadette Nirmal
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authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: 14 Pomeranian University of Słupsk, Stupsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
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authors.lastname: Lesińska-Sawicka
authors.affiliation: 15 Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Alba Lucero Lopez
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authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: 16 Technological Institution of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
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authors.lastname: Malliarou
authors.affiliation: 17 Rzeszow University, Rzeszow, Poland.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
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authors.lastname: Nagórska
authors.affiliation: 18 School of Nursing, Wolfson Institute, Holon, Israel.
authors.forename: Sara
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authors.lastname: Nassim
authors.affiliation: 19 Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Line
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authors.lastname: Nortvedt
authors.affiliation: 9 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oter-Quintana
authors.affiliation: 3 Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Candan
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authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: 20 University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.affiliation: 21 The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel.
authors.forename: Orit Eldar
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Regev
authors.affiliation: 6 Bataan Peninsula State University, Bataan, Philippines.
authors.forename: Florinda O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Rubiano
authors.affiliation: 22 ASL Roma B, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Ymelda Tolentino
authors.initials: MYT
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: 23 University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Valérie
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authors.lastname: Tóthová
authors.affiliation: 11 Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Marios
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authors.lastname: Vasiliou
authors.affiliation: 1 Middlesex University, London, UK.
authors.forename: Akile
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mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004645:Empathy / Q000145:classification*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D010465:Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: compassion; cultural competence; culture; transcultural nursing