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Table 1 Themes of compassion within LTC

From: Perspectives and experiences of compassion in long-term care facilities within Canada: a qualitative study of patients, family members and health care providers

Compassion

Theme

Conceptualizing Compassion in LTC

Organizational Compassion: resources and staffing

Subtheme

Virtues

Compassion training

 

Virtuous response

Mandated compassion

 

Seeking to understand

Time

 

Relational communicating

Inter-professional compassion

 

Attending to needs

Death, grief, and mourning

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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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