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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S349–S805

carried out. In 66% of cases, the patient was diagnosed with bor-

derline personality disorder. Each case of MR was obtained from

Statens Serum Institut’s Electronic Reporting System. The care

workers from each shift were identified using duty rosters. The

statistical package SPSS version 20 was used for data processing,

including a logistic regression analysis.

Results

A significant association was found between the use of

MR and the presence of male care workers on the ward, OR = 1.639,

95% CI: 1.163–2.311,

P

= 0.005. The risk of MR is increased during

evening shifts, compared to day and night shifts, OR = 1.868, 95%

CI: 1.165–2.995,

P

= 0.009. No significant associations were found

betweenMR and staffing level, age, education, or experience of care

workers.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2383

EV1399

A glance at potential

neuropsychological theories and

explanations for the higher creative

functioning of Leonardo da Vinci

S. Kumar

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Introduction

It has been universally regarded that Leonardo da

Vinci was one of the all time geniuses in terms of his contribu-

tion to art and sciences. A number of theories have been proposed

to explain his genius that range from neurological, psychological

uniqueness, and enhanced functional intelligence.

Aim

The primary aim is to explore these theories in detail and

register their pros and cons alongside contextualizing their credi-

bility and weightage against the extant evidence in science.

Method

A detailed literature search has been undertaken to iden-

tify variety of models and theories either:

– dealing with neurological, psychological or neuro-philosophical

explanations;

– have been proposed by psychiatrist or psychologist and neurol-

ogists pertaining to Leonardo’s brain or mind;

– theories around occult and religion have been excluded.

Discussion

The results are synthesized and presented in a tabular

form. The discussion expands on the various theories and the rele-

vance of Leonardo da Vinci to themerging unifiedfield of neurology,

psychology, technology and philosophy (consciousness studies)

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his/her decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2384

EV1400

Formal caregivers’ perceptions of

working in a home-based care for

elderly

C. Laranjeira

1 ,

, Z. Azeredo

1

, M. Guerra

2

, C. Rodrigues

2

1

Piaget Institute, Research in Education and Community

Intervention RECI I&D, Viseu, Portugal

2

Piaget Institute, High School of Health Sciences, Viseu, Portugal

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Population aging is an issue increasingly gaining

more prominence, as evidenced by the number of inquiries regard-

ing the “problems” that this entails for society. This leads to a need

to understand the role of caregiver for the elderly as the central

figure of support in old age.

Aim

The purpose of this study was to describe formal care-

givers’ perceptions of working conditions, difficulties and factors

associated with quality of care in a Portuguese home-based care

for elderly.

Methods

The participants were 8 formal caregivers whose pro-

fession falls under the categories of Direct Action Helper and

AuxiliaryWorkers. The datawere collected through individual face-

to-face interviews and analysed using a content analysis following

Bardin’s method.

Results

The results show that the sample is female, aged from

32 to 53 years, with a professional exercise time between 8 and

16 years. Regarding the main conclusions of our research, we can

say that our group of participants has a strong sense of team

work which contributes to avoid situations of physical and emo-

tional exhaustion; mostly caregivers can separate their personal

andprofessional lives; there are some difficulties in communication

between the caregivers and the elderly, however the most difficult

situations are usually overcome due to the caregiver’s understand-

ing of the characteristics of institutionalized elderly; the matter of

death is frequently seen as the most difficult situation to face.

Conclusions

The caregivers should have an awareness of the

importance of kindness and respect, supporting positive thoughts

and help the older people to retain control over their lives.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2385

EV1401

The meaning of fatigue compassion in

the context of healthcare

C. Laranjeira

Piaget Institute, Research in Education and Community Intervention

RECI I&D, Viseu, Portugal

Introduction

Studies confirm that caregivers play host to a high

level of compassion fatigue. Day in, day out, nurses struggle to

function in care giving environments that constantly present heart

wrenching, emotional challenges.

Aim

This concept analysis will aim to capture the current mean-

ing of fatigue compassion in the context of healthcare and explore

how it may be recognised and measured in education and clinical

practice.

Methods

Using the same search terms, findings from a literature

search in 2000 and from a follow-up search in 2014 were used to

conduct the concept analysis. The Walker and Avant theorethical

framework was used to develop a model case of fatigue compas-

sion in nursing care. The attributes, antecedents, consequences and

references were delineated.

Results

Four attributes of fatigue compassion were delineated.

(1) Perceptual incongruence and appraising defines howan individ-

ual perceives role demand in relation to capabilities or resources.

(2) Multidimensionality consists of physiological and psycho-

logical effects on a person. (3) Interactional feedback is the

experienced acknowledgement/validation communicated by oth-

ers during compassive stressful situations at a workplace. (4)

Response pattern describes the coping mechanisms used by an

individual experiencing fatigue compassion.

Conclusions

The concept analysis of fatigue compassion among

nurses at the workplace recognized the vulnerability of the nursing

discipline towards distress in general. There needs to be greater

research within the field of role stress and nursing, specifically in

the development of scales or tools to assist in the identification of

fatigue compassion amongst nurses.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his/her decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2386