OBJECTIVE: To explore nurses' compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in relation to a participatory live music practice, and to understand nurses' own perspectives on this dynamic. INTRODUCTION: A significant group of nurses experience compassion fatigue, the feelings of exhaustion and reduced …

AIM: To gain more insight into how nurses experience a participatory live music practice in relation to their ability to deliver compassionate care to medically hospitalised patients. DESIGN: Qualitative interpretive design. METHODS: Sixteen nurses participating in a live music practice with patients …

INTRODUCTION: Hospitalization may have a major impact on older patients as it is often a period of psychosocial vulnerability. Music is one of the most described art forms used in healthcare. Applied in clinical settings, it can affect a patients' emotional and psychosocial well-being. Incorporating …