TY - JOUR
T1 - Compassion fatigue and COVID-19
T2 - A global view from nurses
AU - Jo, Soojung
AU - Kurt, Şule
AU - Mayer, Kala
AU - Pituch, Keenan A.
AU - Simpson, Vicki
AU - Skibiski, Jeanie
AU - Takagi, Etsuko
AU - Reifsnider, Elizabeth
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Institute for Social Science Research at Arizona State University. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance provided by Dr. Jo Anne Bennett in the conduct of the research and the preparation of this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Sigma Theta Tau International.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Background: Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 variants, the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 may create psychological burdens on nurses. Nurses with high levels of compassion fatigue (CF) are more likely to make work errors, deliver poor-quality care, and have greater intent to leave their position. Objectives: This study utilized the social-ecological model to examine factors associated with nurses' CF and compassion satisfaction (CS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Data were collected from the United States, Japan, and South Korea from July to December 2020. The Professional Quality of Life Scale was used to measure burnout (BO), secondary traumatic stress (STS), and CS. Results: Data from 662 responses were used in the analysis. Mean scores were 25.04 (±6.44) for BO, 24.81 (±6.43) for STS, and 37.85 (±7.67) for CS. Multiple regression analyses indicated that resilience and intention to leave nursing were related to each study outcome (i.e., BO, STS, and CS). Greater resilience predicted lower BO and STS but greater CS, whereas intention to leave nursing indicated greater BO and STS, but lower CS. Furthermore, intrapersonal factors and organizational factors (i.e., nurses involved in developing policies to prepare for COVID-19 patients, organizational support, and personal protective equipment [PPE] provisions) were related to BO, STS, and CS. Linking Evidence to Practice: To promote nurses' psychological well-being, improvement of organizational factors such as support, PPE, and programs to enhance resilience is recommended to prepare for future emerging infectious disease crises.
AB - Background: Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 variants, the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 may create psychological burdens on nurses. Nurses with high levels of compassion fatigue (CF) are more likely to make work errors, deliver poor-quality care, and have greater intent to leave their position. Objectives: This study utilized the social-ecological model to examine factors associated with nurses' CF and compassion satisfaction (CS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Data were collected from the United States, Japan, and South Korea from July to December 2020. The Professional Quality of Life Scale was used to measure burnout (BO), secondary traumatic stress (STS), and CS. Results: Data from 662 responses were used in the analysis. Mean scores were 25.04 (±6.44) for BO, 24.81 (±6.43) for STS, and 37.85 (±7.67) for CS. Multiple regression analyses indicated that resilience and intention to leave nursing were related to each study outcome (i.e., BO, STS, and CS). Greater resilience predicted lower BO and STS but greater CS, whereas intention to leave nursing indicated greater BO and STS, but lower CS. Furthermore, intrapersonal factors and organizational factors (i.e., nurses involved in developing policies to prepare for COVID-19 patients, organizational support, and personal protective equipment [PPE] provisions) were related to BO, STS, and CS. Linking Evidence to Practice: To promote nurses' psychological well-being, improvement of organizational factors such as support, PPE, and programs to enhance resilience is recommended to prepare for future emerging infectious disease crises.
KW - COVID-19
KW - burnout
KW - compassion fatigue
KW - compassion satisfaction
KW - job satisfaction
KW - occupational stress
KW - professional quality of life
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U2 - 10.1111/wvn.12641
DO - 10.1111/wvn.12641
M3 - Article
C2 - 37026170
AN - SCOPUS:85152274214
SN - 1545-102X
VL - 20
SP - 116
EP - 125
JO - Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
JF - Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
IS - 2
ER -