Table_1_The impact of work environment on caring behavior among Chinese hospice nurses: the chain mediating effect of psychological capital and empathy.XLSX

IntroductionThe caring behavior of hospice nurses toward patients positively impacts their professional careers and significantly improves the quality of hospice services. A positive and supportive work environment may protect nurses against negative emotions that may affect the humanistic care they provide, and their job satisfaction. This study aimed to explore the impact of the nursing work environment on caring behavior. We also investigated the chain mediating effect of psychological capital and empathy on this relationship among Chinese hospice nurses.MethodsThe Practice Environment Scale (PES), the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ), the Empathy Ability Scale for Hospice Nurses, and the Caring Behaviors Inventory (CBI) were used to survey 393 Chinese hospice nurses. SPSS 27.0 and Mplus 8.0 were used for statistical processing to analyze the mediating effects.ResultsThe nursing work environment positively predicted caring behavior. Furthermore, it was found that psychological capital and empathy jointly mediate the relationship between the nursing work environment and caring behavior.ConclusionThis study reveals how the nursing work environment affects the caring behavior of hospice nurses. Hospital managers need to provide hospice nurses with a favorable working environment from the perspective of positive psychology, continuously monitor their psychological state, improve their caring behavior, and provide references for developing intervention plans to promote the caring behavior of hospice nurses in the future.

引言：安宁疗护护士对患者的关怀行为对其职业生涯产生积极影响，并显著提升了安宁疗护服务的质量。一个积极且支持性的工作环境可能有助于护士抵御可能影响其所提供人文关怀及其工作满意度的负面情绪。本研究旨在探讨护理工作环境对关怀行为的影响。同时，我们还研究了心理资本和同理心在护理工作环境与关怀行为之间的链式中介效应。方法：本研究采用实践环境量表（PES）、心理资本问卷（PCQ）、安宁疗护护士同理心能力量表以及关怀行为量表（CBI）对393名中国安宁疗护护士进行调查。使用SPSS 27.0和Mplus 8.0进行统计分析，以分析中介效应。结果：护理工作环境对关怀行为有正向预测作用。此外，研究发现心理资本和同理心共同中介了护理工作环境与关怀行为之间的关系。结论：本研究揭示了护理工作环境如何影响安宁疗护护士的关怀行为。医院管理者需从积极心理学的角度为安宁疗护护士提供良好的工作环境，持续监控其心理状态，提升其关怀行为，并为未来制定促进安宁疗护护士关怀行为的干预计划提供参考。