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Compassion satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue among nurses

Background: Studies showed that high levels of nurse caring and compassion have been linked to high levels of patient satisfaction and high levels of nurse burnout have been associated to patient dissatisfaction. Therefore, it is important to address these issues not only because of personal well-being of nurses, but also considering the welfare of patients with whom nurses are in everyday contact. Thus, the aim of this research was to determine the level of compassion satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue among nurses. Methods: Subjects are 96 nurses (11 males and 86 females) from two General Hospitals in Croatia, average age 33, 9 years. We used The Professional Quality of Life Scale (Stamm, 2005) which consists of three subscales: compassion satisfaction, burnout, compassion fatigue. Findings: The results show that 15, 6% nurses scored low on compassion satisfaction, 27, 1 % are at risk for burnout and 88, 5% of nurses are at high risk for compassion fatigue. Female nurses have higher scores on compassion satisfaction then male nurses. Nurses with children have higher scores on compassion fatigue. Age positively correlates with compassion fatigue. There are no significant differences in subscale scores associated with education, marital status, years of practice and nursing specialties. Discussion: The results can be useful for raising awareness and emphasizing the mental and emotional impact of caring for patients. Special efforts should be taken in developing programs and interventions for reducing risk of burnout and compassion fatigue but also to enhance and maintain caring attitudes among nurses.

burnout, nurses, stress

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