The prevalence and related factors of compassion fatigue among nursing interns: a cross-sectional study

作者：Liqin Ye, Xianping Tang, Ye Li, Yutong Zhu, Yutong Zhu, Jiaxin Shen, Ying Zhu, Ying Zhu, Fang Fang · 发表于：BMC Nursing · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1186/s12912-024-02384-z · 被引用次数：21 · 研究领域：Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout、Nursing education and management、Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

BACKGROUND: Compassion fatigue is common among nurses and can lead to decreased motivation, impaired physical and mental health, and turnover. Nursing interns often face environments the same as professional nurses, yet their compassion fatigue has received less attention. Therefore, this study aims to assess the prevalence and related factors of compassion fatigue among nursing interns. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving 221 nursing interns in 2 tertiary-level hospitals in Shanghai, China. A general information questionnaire was formulated to investigate the demographic characteristics and internship-related factors of nursing interns. Compassion fatigue was assessed using the Professional Quality of Life Scale [compassion satisfaction (CS), burnout (BO), and secondary traumatic stress (STS)]. Psychological resilience, empathy, and perceived stress were evaluated by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Jefferson Scales of Empathy, and Perceived Stress Scale, respectively. Personality traits were assessed using the extroversion/introversion subscale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple linear regressions were used to determine the predictors of the main research variables. RESULTS: The prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe compassion fatigue in 221 nursing interns (mean age 21 years, 202 [91.4%] females) was 10.4%, 46.6%, and 43.0%, respecti...