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SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2025

Experience of compassionate care in mental health and community-based services for children and young people: facilitators of, and barriers to compassionate care- a systematic review.

Frane Vusio, Kathryn Odentz, Charlene Plunkett

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Synthesis in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Frane VusioSchool of Health in Social Sciences, Old Medical School, The University of Edinburgh, Elsie Inglis Quadrangle, Teviot Pl, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK. frane.vusio@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-0472
Kathryn OdentzSchool of Health in Social Sciences, Old Medical School, The University of Edinburgh, Elsie Inglis Quadrangle, Teviot Pl, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK.
Charlene PlunkettSchool of Health in Social Sciences, Old Medical School, The University of Edinburgh, Elsie Inglis Quadrangle, Teviot Pl, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-1691

Funding

Funded by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compassion and compassionate care for children and young people (CYP) encompass a variety of emotions, including sympathy, empathy, and sadness for their suffering, alongside actions intended to alleviate their distress. While compassion is a well-recognised concept in health and social care, literature has identified various barriers and facilitators that affect the delivery of compassionate care. These include compassion fatigue, time limitations, organisational and clinical culture, insufficient resources or support, technological advancements, and burdensome administrative tasks. Despite being viewed as essential in health care, the concept of compassionate care remains poorly defined and expressed, particularly in the context of mental health services for CYP. This review explored the perspectives of CYPs, their parents, and staff regarding the compassionate care provided in community services. Additionally, it aimed to identify factors that facilitate or obstruct compassionate care for CYPs in both mental health and community settings services. From June to August 2024, a search was carried out for peer-reviewed articles and grey literature, with additional searches conducted in October 2024. The initial search produced 7,461 articles, with 23 selected for this review. A thematic synthesis organised the studies based on the main themes identified: 'Compassionate care is all about humanity' and 'the complex interplay of facilitators and barriers to compassionate care'. The identified articles highlighted the increasing need for compassionate care in community-based services for CYP, along with the range of facilitators and barriers to providing this care. Lastly, we propose an alternative definition of compassionate care tailored to these services.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelCommunity Mental Health ServicesEmpathyMental Health ServicesAdolescentChildHumansChildren and young peopleCompassionate careExperience and satisfactionMental health and welfareParental experiencesStaff experiences

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PMID40183930
PMCPMC12507948

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