护士疼痛共情能力现状及影响因素的系统评价

doi:10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2026.08.013

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Objective To systematically evaluate the current status of pain empathy among nursing staff and its influencing factors，in order to provide evidence for developing higher-quality patient pain management. Methods A comprehensive search was conducted in databases including PubMed，Web of Science，Embase，Cochrane Library，CINAHL，CNKI，Wanfang，VIP，and SinoMed for studies related to the status and influencing factors of pain empathy among nursing staff from their inception to October 1，2025. Meta-analysis was performed using Stata 18.0 software. Results A total of 11 studies involving 14，449 participants were included. The meta-analysis results showed that the pain empathy score of nursing staff was 2.76 points（95%CI：2.62-2.89），indicating a moderate-to-low level among Chinese nursing staffs. Subgroup analyses identified that nurses who were female，aged over 40 years，married，had 11-15 years of work experience，had experienced severe pain，had not experienced chronic pain，had participated in pain empathy-related courses/training，or were pain nurses demonstrated significantly higher levels of pain empathy. Conclusion The pain empathy ability of nursing staffs in China remains at a moderate-to-low level with room for improvement. Future domestic research should focus on intervention studies，strengthening systematic pain empathy training，and optimizing human resource allocation to enhance the quality of clinical pain management.

Key words: Pain Empathy, Nursing Staffs, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis

WANG Yuning, LIU Chengxin, ZHU Yuexi, MIAO Jinhu, DONG Yong, GUAN Qiongyao. Current status and influencing factors of pain empathy among nursing staff：a systematic review and Meta-analysis[J].Chinese Journal of Nursing Education, 2026, 23(8): 985-991.

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