The mediating role of cognitive and affective empathy in the relationship of mindfulness with engagement in nursing.
María Del Carmen Pérez-FuentesJosé Jesús Gázquez LinaresMaría Del Mar Molero JuradoMaría Del Mar Simón MárquezÁfrica Martos MartínezPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
The level of mindfulness influences engagement of nursing professionals positively, and this result is mediated mainly by cognitive empathy. Both mindfulness and empathy are modifiable individual factors, so their intervention by designing and implementing specific programs, can increase the commitment and wellbeing of professionals generating benefits to workers and to their patients.