Compassionate Deception: A Conceptual Analysis
Background: A survey of healthcare providers shows that the use of deception has been a prevalent practice in healthcare settings. the concept of compassionate deception has not been clearly explored and defined in nursing literature. Moreover, the literature remains equivocal as to the effects of l...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of caring sciences 2020-05, Vol.13 (2), p.1467-1473 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: A survey of healthcare providers shows that the use of deception has been a prevalent practice in healthcare settings. the concept of compassionate deception has not been clearly explored and defined in nursing literature. Moreover, the literature remains equivocal as to the effects of lying to patients. It is therefore imperative to study the phenomena to probe the appropriateness of its use.Objective: The purpose of analysis was to examine, explore and clarify the meaning of compassionate deception.Methods: A search review was conducted. Databases such as ERIC, PsychINFO, CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE Complete, and Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition from 2008 to 2018. Walker and Avant eight steps to analyze a concept was used.Results: This analysis showed three overarching themes that are recurrent in concept. The defining attributes are deceptive strategy, person-centeredness, and benevolent intention. Thus, the operational definition of compassionate deception then is a person-centered approach that uses deceptive strategy to manipulate truth and reality with a benevolent intention to affect a positive outcome to the individual by alleviating distress and suffering.Conclusion: The concept analysis of compassionate deception provides a clear operational definition of the phenomenon. This provides a standard language on how compassionate deception is characterized and can be communicated in the literature. |
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ISSN: | 1791-5201 1792-037X |