Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotion and Depressive Symptoms among Caregivers with Different Levels of Empathy.
Madson Alan Maximiano-BarretoAna Julia de Lima BomfimMarina Miranda BorgesAmanda Barros de MouraBruna Moretti LuchesiMarcos Hortes Nisihara ChagasPublished in: Clinical gerontologist (2021)
The recognition of facial expressions of sadness may give caregivers a skill to infer possible needs in older care recipients. However, a higher level of empathy may exert a negative psychological impact on caregivers of older people, which could have repercussions regarding the quality of care provided.