Sharma Shifali, Pareek Bharat, Kaur Harpreet, Baby Priya, Ravi Ramya Kundayi
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Saraswati Professional & Higher Education (SPHE) College of Nursing, Mohali, Punjab, India.
BMC Nurs. 2025 Aug 12;24(1):1061. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03670-0.
Compassion fatigue is a significant concern for nurses because they are constantly exposed to suffering. This study aimed to develop and validate a Compassion Fatigue Assessment Scale for Indian nurses.
A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional design was used to evaluate the psychometric properties, including the validity and reliability of the developed tool. A total of 200 nurses from two government and two private hospitals participated in the study between February and June 2022. Data were collected using a sociodemographic sheet, the Compassion Fatigue Assessment Scale, and the Professional Quality of Life Scale. Construct validity was assessed using principal component analysis, followed by examination of inter-domain correlations, while convergent validity was established using the Professional Quality of Life Scale. Reliability was tested using Cronbach's α.
Principal component analysis with varimax rotation identified a ten-factor structure across the 36 items, explaining 60.34% of the variance. The extracted domains included "dissatisfaction and burnout," "lack of emotions and sensitivity", "lack of interest," "secondary stress", "hopelessness," worthlessness, "overwhelming," "lack of compassion", "incompetency," and "lack of productivity." The overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.88, with the subscale scores ranging from 0.70 to 0.91. The test-retest intra-class correlation coefficient was 0.93, indicating good stability.
The Compassion Fatigue Assessment Scale demonstrated strong construct validity and internal consistency, making it a reliable tool for assessing and monitoring compassion fatigue among Indian nurses in research and professional settings.
同情疲劳是护士面临的一个重大问题，因为他们经常接触到痛苦。本研究旨在开发并验证印度护士同情疲劳评估量表。
采用定量、描述性和横断面设计来评估所开发工具的心理测量特性，包括有效性和可靠性。2022年2月至6月期间，共有来自两家政府医院和两家私立医院的200名护士参与了该研究。使用社会人口学信息表、同情疲劳评估量表和职业生活质量量表收集数据。使用主成分分析评估结构效度，随后检查领域间相关性，同时使用职业生活质量量表建立收敛效度。使用Cronbach's α检验可靠性。
采用方差最大化旋转的主成分分析在36个项目中确定了一个十因素结构，解释了60.34%的方差。提取的领域包括“不满与倦怠”、“缺乏情感与敏感度”、“缺乏兴趣”、“继发性压力”、“绝望”、“无价值感”、“不堪重负”、“缺乏同情心”、“能力不足”和“缺乏生产力”。总体Cronbach's α为0.88，子量表得分范围为0.70至0.91。重测组内相关系数为0.93，表明稳定性良好。
同情疲劳评估量表具有很强的结构效度和内部一致性，使其成为在研究和专业环境中评估和监测印度护士同情疲劳的可靠工具。
