Table 3.

Themes and subthemes of barriers to compassionate care

Themes	Subthemes
Challenges and barriers related to the contextual environment of hospital	Inconsistency between the workload and its allocated time Inattention to the needs of the nurse by the organization Lack of a role model for compassionate behavior Focus on routines instead of patients
Sociocultural challenges and barriers	Gender as the determining factor of compassionate behavior Lack of a mutual language between the nurse and the patient Implausibility of friendly behavior in medical relations
Challenges and barriers related to staff	Personal and professional attitude of nurses Lack of a holistic approach to providing care