The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical Nurses
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between compassion fatigue and quality of life of nurses working in surgical clinics. Materials and Methods: The study is of a descriptive cross-sectional type. Surgical nurses working in university hospitals in the western part of Tu...
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| description | Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between compassion fatigue and quality of life of nurses working in surgical clinics.
Materials and Methods: The study is of a descriptive cross-sectional type. Surgical nurses working in university hospitals in the western part of Turkey were reached via WhatsApp groups, in which the research team is also registered. The study was completed with 216 surgical nurses who agreed to participate in the research. An online questionnaire was sent to the participants to collect data. The data collection tools used were the personal information form, SF-12 Quality of Life Scale, and Compassion Fatigue Scale. Descriptive statistics, Student t test, one- way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used for data evaluation.
Results: The nurses' Compassion Fatigue Scale total score was 65.37±25.00. The sub-dimension mean scores were as follows: Secondary Trauma was 23.66±10.56, and Professional Burnout was 41.71±15.98. The SF-12 Physical Component Summary score was 41.74±5.29, and the Mental Component Summary score was 38.01±5.01. There was a high level of positive relationship between the Compassion Fatigue Scale total score and its sub-dimensions, while a negative low-level correlation was observed between the SF-12 sub-dimensions and the Compassion Fatigue Scale total score and sub-dimensions (p |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f291ca352d1d4778813c75ac75c62a472024-01-19T04:17:59ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Üniversitesi Holistik Sağlık Dergisi2687-60782023-08-016230331610.54803/sauhsd.121620228The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical NursesEmel Yılmaz0Senan Mutlu1Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği ADManisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Cerrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği ADObjective: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between compassion fatigue and quality of life of nurses working in surgical clinics. Materials and Methods: The study is of a descriptive cross-sectional type. Surgical nurses working in university hospitals in the western part of Turkey were reached via WhatsApp groups, in which the research team is also registered. The study was completed with 216 surgical nurses who agreed to participate in the research. An online questionnaire was sent to the participants to collect data. The data collection tools used were the personal information form, SF-12 Quality of Life Scale, and Compassion Fatigue Scale. Descriptive statistics, Student t test, one- way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used for data evaluation. Results: The nurses' Compassion Fatigue Scale total score was 65.37±25.00. The sub-dimension mean scores were as follows: Secondary Trauma was 23.66±10.56, and Professional Burnout was 41.71±15.98. The SF-12 Physical Component Summary score was 41.74±5.29, and the Mental Component Summary score was 38.01±5.01. There was a high level of positive relationship between the Compassion Fatigue Scale total score and its sub-dimensions, while a negative low-level correlation was observed between the SF-12 sub-dimensions and the Compassion Fatigue Scale total score and sub-dimensions (phttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2819522merhamet yorgunluğuyaşam kalitesihemşirelikcerrahi hemşirelericompassion fatiguelife qualitynursingsurgical nurses |
| spellingShingle | Emel Yılmaz Senan Mutlu The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical Nurses Sakarya Üniversitesi Holistik Sağlık Dergisi merhamet yorgunluğu yaşam kalitesi hemşirelik cerrahi hemşireleri compassion fatigue life quality nursing surgical nurses |
| title | The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical Nurses |
| title_full | The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical Nurses |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical Nurses |
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| title_short | The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical Nurses |
| title_sort | relationship between compassion fatigue and quality of life in surgical nurses |
| topic | merhamet yorgunluğu yaşam kalitesi hemşirelik cerrahi hemşireleri compassion fatigue life quality nursing surgical nurses |
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