The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life in Surgical Nurses

Abstract

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

Keywords

• merhamet yorgunluğu
• yaşam kalitesi
• hemşirelik
• cerrahi hemşireleri
• compassion fatigue
• life quality
• nursing
• surgical nurses