Analysis of pathways between mindfulness and humanistic care ability of nurses in oncology department
Objective To explore the multiple mediating effects of career resilience and professional identity on the mechanism of mindfulness on humanistic care ability of oncology nurses.Methods From December 2022 to March 2023,816 nurses from 10 Grade A hospitals in Shandong province(including 2 oncology hospitals and 8 oncology departments in general hospitals)were selected as the survey objects by convenience sampling method.These nurses in oncology department were investigated by general data questionnaire,Mindful Attention Awareness Scale(MASS),Career Resilience Scale(CRS),Professional Identification Scale(PIS),and Caring Ability Scale(CAI),and a chain mediation model was constructed and tested.Results The total score of mindfulness in oncology nurses was(66.64±11.04)points,the total score of career resilience was(41.09±6.04)points,the total score of profes-sional identity was(36.35±7.62)points,and the total score of humanistic caring ability was(189.94±21.83)points.There were positive correlations among mindfulness,career resilience,professional identity,and humanistic care ability(all P<0.05).The indirect effect of occupational resilience and occupational identity was established,and the total indirect effect was 0.14,in which the specific mediating effect of career resilience and professional iden-tity accounted for 9.80%and 5.88%of the total effect,respectively,and their chain mediating effect accounted for 11.77%.Conclusion The humanistic care ability of nurses in oncology department is at a low level,and the multiple mediating effects of career resilience and professional identity on the mechanism of mindfulness on humanistic care a-bility are valid.Nursing managers can help oncology nurses improve their mindfulness ability,enhance career resili-ence and professional identity,so as to further improve their humanistic care ability.
nursesoncology departmentmindfulnesscareer resilienceprofessional self-identityhumanistic care abilitychain mediated effect