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Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests, Spearman correlations, and multiple regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Students demonstrated moderate total empathy (M\u2009=\u200998.21, SD\u2009=\u200916.54) with a marked cognitive-emotional gap. Cognitive empathy (Perspective-Taking) increased significantly from first (M\u2009=\u200952.10) to fourth year (M\u2009=\u200966.35), whereas emotional empathy (Compassionate Care) remained stable and low (M\u224823). Perspective-Taking was the strongest predictor of total empathy. Exposure to integrated palliative care content was associated with higher empathy scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cognitive empathy developed with education, while emotional empathy did not, revealing an imbalance in holistic empathy development. Western classification thresholds may misrepresent culturally distinct empathy patterns. Nursing education should integrate culturally grounded, spiraled empathy training within a holistic framework to nurture the whole-person empathetic capacity essential for oncology and healing-centered care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/08980101261447439","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,6]],"date-time":"2026-05-06T13:28:26Z","timestamp":1778074106000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Holistic Empathy Development in Palestinian Nursing Students: A Cognitive-Emotional Analysis with Implications for Oncology Care"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"given":"Jameela","family":"Taleb","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibn Sina College for Health Professions"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6339-9176","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ibrahim","family":"Aqtam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibn Sina College for Health Professions"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-0560-9327","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mustafa","family":"Shouli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibn Sina College for Health Professions"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yara","family":"Salahat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibn Sina College for Health Professions"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saja","family":"Ismail","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibn Sina College for Health Professions"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raya","family":"Mohammad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibn Sina College for Health Professions"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dania","family":"Haloub","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibn Sina College for Health Professions"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1534765610395663"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/hpm.2901"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_1","unstructured":"American Holistic Nurses Association. 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