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Determination of Compassion and Compassion Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses.
- Source :
- SAGE Open Nursing; 4/23/2024, p1-9, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Compassion is defined as the sadness felt by a living thing or a person due to a negative situation. Compassion fatigue describes emotional, physical, social and spiritual exhaustion or a decrease in these feelings. The concept of compassion, which is at the center of nursing, may be related to compassion fatigue in nurses. Objective: The aims of the study were to determine the level of compassion fatigue and compassion among intensive care nurses and to examine the relationship between them. Methods: This study was conducted through descriptive research and cross-sectional survey. The population of the research consisted of intensive care nurses from two hospitals in Turkey. Since the universe is accessible, the sample selection method was not used (n = 182). Demographic data form, Compassion Fatigue sub-dimension of the Professional Quality of Life Scale and Compassion Scale were used in the study. Results: The mean score of the nurses' compassion fatigue was 15.86 ± 7.22, and compassion was 72.21 ± 7.28. There was a moderate negative relationship between compassion and compassion fatigue (r = −.405). It was determined that the nurses' compassion was at a moderate level and their compassion fatigue was at a low level. Conclusion: It can be assumed that ICU nurses' compassion is at a medium level and their compassion fatigue is at a low level. It was established that as the compassion level of the nurses increased, the level of compassion fatigue decreased. Developing a sense of compassion in nurses working in intensive care units can reduce compassion fatigue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RISK assessment
STATISTICAL correlation
STATISTICAL power analysis
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
EMPATHY
INTENSIVE care nursing
DATA analysis
CRONBACH'S alpha
PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout
SOCIAL determinants of health
COMPASSION
QUESTIONNAIRES
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
HOSPITAL nursing staff
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MANN Whitney U Test
INTENSIVE care units
RESEARCH methodology
RESEARCH
STATISTICS
QUALITY of life
COMPARATIVE studies
DATA analysis software
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
CRITICAL care nurses
SECONDARY traumatic stress
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23779608
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- SAGE Open Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176783933
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241247395