Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Public Health Department, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
J Relig Health. 2023 Apr;62(2):1343-1357. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01749-z. Epub 2023 Jan 31.
This study was conducted to determine the compassion fatigue level of nurses and to review several variables believed to be associated with it; in addition, an assessment is made of empathy levels in the same group. This is a cross-sectional study conducted from December 2021 to May 2022 on nurses working at a city hospital linked to the Turkish Ministry of Health. The study group consisted of 616 nurses. A Personal Information Form, the Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale (CF-SS), and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy were used to collect data. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Student's t-test, One-Way Analysis of Variance, and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were used for data analysis. The statistical significance value was accepted as p < 0.05. The study group consisted of 499 (81.0%) females and 117 (19.0%) males, and their ages ranged from 20 to 51, with a mean age of 29.2 ± 6.9 years. The scores obtained from the CF-SS ranged from 16 to 130, with a mean score of 70.96 ± 25.04. The level of compassion fatigue was found to be higher in participants with a low family income, those who work more than 40 h a week, those who chose their profession unwillingly, those who are not satisfied with their profession, and those with a history of contact with a COVID-19 patient (p < 0.05 for each group). There was a significant association between levels of compassion fatigue and empathy (r = 0.92; p = 0.220). The level of compassion fatigue was found to be moderate in the nurses observed. The factors affecting the level of compassion fatigue included gender, family income, reasons for choosing nursing as a profession, the number of patients given daily care by the nurses, satisfaction with their profession, and history of contact with a COVID-19 patient. More extensive studies focusing on the association between compassion fatigue and empathy in nurses are needed.
本研究旨在确定护士的同情疲劳水平，并回顾一些被认为与之相关的变量；此外，还对同一组护士的同理心水平进行了评估。这是一项 2021 年 12 月至 2022 年 5 月期间在与土耳其卫生部相关的城市医院工作的护士进行的横断面研究。研究组由 616 名护士组成。使用个人信息表、同情疲劳量表（CF-SS）和杰斐逊同理心量表收集数据。通过面对面访谈收集数据。使用学生 t 检验、单因素方差分析和多元线性回归分析进行数据分析。统计显著性值为 p<0.05。研究组由 499 名（81.0%）女性和 117 名（19.0%）男性组成，年龄在 20 至 51 岁之间，平均年龄为 29.2±6.9 岁。CF-SS 得分范围为 16 至 130，平均得分 70.96±25.04。收入较低、每周工作超过 40 小时、不愿意选择该职业、对职业不满意以及与 COVID-19 患者有接触史的参与者的同情疲劳程度较高（每组 p<0.05）。同情疲劳水平与同理心之间存在显著相关性（r=0.92；p=0.220）。观察到护士的同情疲劳水平处于中等水平。影响同情疲劳水平的因素包括性别、家庭收入、选择护理作为职业的原因、护士每天照顾的患者数量、对职业的满意度以及与 COVID-19 患者的接触史。需要进行更多关注护士同情疲劳与同理心之间关联的广泛研究。
