Clinical Research
Status quo of compassion fatigue in young ICU nurses and its influencing factors
Wang Lei
Published 2019-03-06
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2019, 25(7): 885-888. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.07.021
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the status quo of compassion fatigue in young ICU nurses and to analyze its influencing factors.
MethodsYoung ICU nurses from 4 Class Ⅲ Grade A hospitals in Harbin from May to October 2017 were selected using convenient sampling and investigated with the general information questionnaire, Compassion Fatigue Scale for Medical and Nursing Workers and Professional Identity Scale for Nurses. Univariate analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and multivariate linear regression analysis were used to analyze the factors affecting compassion fatigue in young ICU nurses.
ResultsThe young ICU nurses' compassion fatigue totaled (122.32±8.12) ; the univariate analysis showed that there were statistical differences between young ICU nurses with different gender, age, marital status, working time and professional title (P<0.05) ; ICU nurses' total compassion fatigue score was negatively correlated with their professional identity (P<0.01) ; and according to the multivariate linear regression analysis, gender, age, working time and professional identity were the influencing factors to compassion fatigue in young ICU nurses (P<0.05) .
ConclusionsCompassion fatigue of different ages was found in young ICU nurses. More targeted interventions should be taken based on the influencing factors to reduce compassion fatigue and improve physical and mental health levels in nurses in clinical practice.
Key words:
Intensive Care Unit; Nurses; Compassion fatigue; Professional identity; Influencing factors
Contributor Information
Wang Lei
Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China