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Summary – THE COMPASSION OF THE PALLIATIVE CARE WORKER: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
IN AN ADLERIAN PERSPECTIVE. Compassion is fundamental in clinical care. The concept of compassion
is strictly related to the Adlerian social feeling. Healthcare workers (HCPs) are the main givers of
compassionate care. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives of Italian palliative care
health workers on compassion using focus groups using the Adlerian perspective. A sample of 52 palliative
care workers took part in the study. Five focus groups were held. All recorded discussions were transcribed,
and a content analysis was performed. Most of the sample considers compassion as “being with someone”,
a dimension related to the relationship with the patient. Compassion is influenced by several factors related
to patients, caregivers, the work environment and healthcare professionals themselves. Although it is often
conceived as an innate quality, participants said it could be taught by group training and discussion. So,
compassion is conceived as a central element of the care relationships based on the social feeling and the
HCPs’ ability of alliance with patients’ life deficit. It is perceived as an essential element of palliative care
that needs to be cultivated and improved through training and group discussions.

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Summary – PHYSIOLOGICAL AND COMPLICATED GRIEF DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY. In the early 2020 a new coronavirus, Sars-Cov-2, has spread all over the world causing the current pandemic situation. The current social distancing has changed the way people die and may influence the grief of COVID-19 patients’ caregivers. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible predictor factors of complicated grief disorder in a preliminary sample of 31 caregivers of patients died six months earlier, because of COVID -19. The 48.4% of the sample met the criteria of complicated grief. Being single or widowed and have lived during the lockdown alone, or only with the partner or with the child/children and feeling guilty of having survived to the loved ones have been associated with the presence of complicated grief. On the contrary, having attended the funeral was a protective factor for the development of complicated grief. In this sense, the social support, and the occasions of sharing emotional experiences seemed to have a protective function against the development of complicated grief. As underlined by the Individual Psychology, the Social Feeling is a core element and a protective factor in facing an experience such as that of the pandemic and the loss of loved ones for COVID-19.

POSTER presentato al XXVII Congresso Nazionale: “Contagi relazionali: emozioni, comportamenti, culture in Psicologia Individuale” – 13-15 Aprile 2018 – Centro Pastorale Paolo VI, Brescia

Poster disponibile per esteso, scaricabile e consultabile all’interno degli Atti del Congresso, interamente disponibili nella sezione di questo sito: Altri contributi / Abstract Congressi Nazionali SIPI – XXVII Congresso SIPI_Brescia 13-15 Aprile 2018_pag_01_80.pdf  / XXVII Congresso SIPI_Brescia 13-15 Aprile 2018_pag_81_161.pdf

POSTER presentato al XXVII Congresso Nazionale: “Contagi relazionali: emozioni, comportamenti, culture in Psicologia Individuale” – 13-15 Aprile 2018 – Centro Pastorale Paolo VI, Brescia

Poster disponibile per esteso, scaricabile e consultabile all’interno degli Atti del Congresso, interamente disponibili nella sezione di questo sito: Altri contributi / Abstract Congressi Nazionali SIPI – XXVII Congresso SIPI_Brescia 13-15 Aprile 2018_pag_01_80.pdf  / XXVII Congresso SIPI_Brescia 13-15 Aprile 2018_pag_81_161.pdf

POSTER presentato al XXVII Congresso Nazionale: “Contagi relazionali: emozioni, comportamenti, culture in Psicologia Individuale” – 13-15 Aprile 2018 – Centro Pastorale Paolo VI, Brescia

Poster disponibile per esteso, scaricabile e consultabile all’interno degli Atti del Congresso, interamente disponibili nella sezione di questo sito: Altri contributi / Abstract Congressi Nazionali SIPI – XXVII Congresso SIPI_Brescia 13-15 Aprile 2018_pag_01_80.pdf  / XXVII Congresso SIPI_Brescia 13-15 Aprile 2018_pag_81_161.pdf

Chiara Tosi, Alessandra Cito, Irene Fonti, Rossana Botto, Andrea Bovero