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Abstract
This is a response to a published article on ‘The Empathy Level and Its Associated Factors Among Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care Facilities (Hu et al. 2025)’. The purpose of this study was to investigate empathy levels among nursing assistants (NAs) working in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and to find characteristics that influence empathy. The results are interesting. However, some restrictions may influence the interpretation of the results.
The study's methodology was descriptive. A cross-sectional study is an effective method for analysing data from a group of people over time. However, one disadvantage of this cross-period study is that it does not investigate causal linkages. It also ignores complicated influencing elements, such as the impact of the work environment on LTCFs or supervisory support. This could affect NAs' empathy levels.
The Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions (JSE-HP) version of the questionnaire is an effective tool for assessing empathy among healthcare workers. However, there may still be limits in interpreting the data. This is because empathy assessments can be influenced by differences in how people express themselves and perceive empathy in the workplace.
An experimental study (pilot study) or a follow-up study (longitudinal study) should be done to investigate the influence of empathy development training or support on the effectiveness of caring for older individuals in long-term care facilities. Factors not covered by the questionnaire, such as job tiredness or stress levels, should also be investigated to acquire more complete and reliable data.
这是对一篇发表在“长期护理机构护理助理的共情水平及其相关因素（Hu et al. 2025）”的文章的回应。摘要本研究旨在探讨长期照护机构护理员的共情水平，并探讨影响共情的特质。结果很有趣。然而，一些限制可能会影响对结果的解释。研究的方法是描述性的。横断面研究是一种有效的方法，用于分析一组人在一段时间内的数据。然而，这种跨时期研究的一个缺点是它没有调查因果关系。它还忽略了复杂的影响因素，例如工作环境对长期服务中心或主管支持的影响。这可能会影响NAs的同理心水平。杰佛逊共情-健康职业量表（JSE-HP）是评估医护人员共情的有效工具。然而，在解释这些数据时可能仍然存在局限性。这是因为共情评估可能会受到人们在工作场所如何表达自己和感知共情的差异的影响。同理心发展训练或支持对长期照护机构中老年人护理效果的影响，应进行实验研究（先导研究）或后续研究（纵向研究）。还应调查问卷未包括的因素，如工作疲劳或压力水平，以获得更完整和可靠的数据。
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