Deductive rules are useful for proving properties with fairness constraints and there have been many studies on such rules with justice and compassion constraints. This paper focuses on system specifications with strengthened compassion that impose constraints on transitions involving states and their successors. A deductive rule for proving liveness properties under strengthened compassion is ...

Compassion fatigue in nursing has been shown to impact the quality of patient care and employee satisfaction and engagement. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and severity of compassion fatigue among pediatric nurses and variations in prevalence based on respondent demographics using a cross-sectional survey design. Nurses under 40 years of age, with 6-10 years of experien...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To understand how patients experience compassion within nursing care and explore their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses. BACKGROUND Compassion is a fundamental part of nursing care. Individually, nurses have a duty of care to show compassion; an absence can lead to patients feeling devalued and lacking in emotional support. Despite recent media attention, pri...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To investigate the tension between individual and organisational responses to contemporary demands for compassionate interactions in health care. BACKGROUND Health care is often said to need more compassion among its practitioners. However, this represents a rather simplistic view of the issue, situating the problem with individual practitioners rather than focusing on the...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To report findings from a qualitative study of key stakeholders' perspectives on 'compassion' in the health care context. To present the 'Framework for Compassionate Interpersonal Relations'. BACKGROUND Although many research articles, health policies and health care strategies identify compassion as an underpinning value and key component of health care quality, identifyi...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to explore the meaning and experiences of compassion and self-compassion for individuals with depression and anxiety. DESIGN An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) epistemology and methodology were adopted as the study was focused on understanding the meaning and experiences of participants towards self-compassion from existing theory. M...

Mindfulness training and compassion-focused approaches are both significant, rising clinical and research trends in cognitive and behavioral therapies. In the historical Buddhist lineages that developed mindfulness practices, initial training in mindfulness frequently evolves into specific training in compassion and loving kindness for self and others. The sequencing of this mental training wou...

Neff's (2003a, 2003b) notion of self-compassion emphasizes kindness towards one's self, a feeling of connectedness with others, and mindful awareness of distressing experiences. Because exposure to trauma and subsequent posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS) may be associated with self-criticism and avoidance of internal experiences, the authors examined the relationship between self-compassion an...

Although self-compassion is associated with healthier body image and eating behavior, these findings have generally emerged at the between-persons level only. The present study investigated the unique contributions of within-person variability in self-compassion, and between-persons differences in self-compassion, to body image and eating behavior. Over seven days, 92 female college students co...

The ‘Cultivating Compassion’ project was developed in response to a research and innovation call relating to compassion training for National Health Service staff in the South East of England. The project aims included: the use of Appreciative Inquiry to develop, implement and evaluate a sustainable and evidence based programme of compassion awareness training through engaging with a diverse gr...