Compassion fatigue and the meaning in life as predictors of secondary traumatic stress in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Koştu N; Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey., İnci FH; Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey., Arslan S; Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of nursing practice [Int J Nurs Pract] 2024 Aug; Vol. 30 (4), pp. e13249. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 26.
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13249
Abstrakt: Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship among secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and meaning in life in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Changes in working conditions during the pandemic also changed the needs of nurses. In addition to physical health, the COVID-19 pandemic led to many psychosocial health problems such as sleep disturbances, depression, and traumatic stress. This makes nurses vulnerable to psychological side effects of the pandemic.
Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted.
Methods: This study was conducted with 166 nurses. Data were collected online at May-June 2021. A Personal Information Form, the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale, Compassion Fatigue Scale, and Meaning in Life Scale were used. The STROBE reporting checklist was followed.
Results: As secondary traumatic stress levels increase, compassion fatigue increases, meaning in life decreases, and the search for meaning in life increases.
Conclusion: Predictors of secondary traumatic stress were shown to be compassion fatigue, change in sleep habits, meaning in life, marital status, and having a chronic illness. This suggested that working during the pandemic posed significant risks in terms of manifesting negative consequences on mental health in the long term.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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