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

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

International Journal of Nursing Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-26 DOI:10.1111/ijn.13249

Nazan Koştu RN, PhD, Fadime Hatice İnci RN, PhD, Sümeyye Arslan RN, PhD

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Abstract

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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同情疲劳和生命意义是 COVID-19 大流行期间护士二次创伤压力的预测因素。

目的：本研究旨在调查 COVID-19 大流行期间护士的二次创伤压力、同情疲劳和生命意义之间的关系：背景：大流行期间工作条件的变化也改变了护士的需求。除了身体健康外，COVID-19 大流行还导致了许多社会心理健康问题，如睡眠障碍、抑郁和创伤性压力。这使得护士很容易受到大流行病的心理副作用的影响：方法：对 166 名护士进行横断面研究：研究对象为 166 名护士。数据收集时间为 2021 年 5 月至 6 月。研究使用了个人信息表、二次创伤压力量表、同情疲劳量表和生活意义量表。结果：结果：随着继发性创伤压力水平的增加，同情疲劳增加，生活意义减少，对生活意义的追求增加：二次创伤压力的预测因素包括同情疲劳、睡眠习惯改变、生活意义、婚姻状况和患有慢性疾病。这表明，在大流行病期间工作会对心理健康造成长期的负面影响，从而带来重大风险。

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International Journal of Nursing Practice NURSING-

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4.10

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3 months

期刊介绍： International Journal of Nursing Practice is a fully refereed journal that publishes original scholarly work that advances the international understanding and development of nursing, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The Journal focuses on research papers and professional discussion papers that have a sound scientific, theoretical or philosophical base. Preference is given to high-quality papers written in a way that renders them accessible to a wide audience without compromising quality. The primary criteria for acceptance are excellence, relevance and clarity. All articles are peer-reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper.