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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100848

Phindile Mlaba , Themba Ginindza , Khumbulani Hlongwana

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摘要

背景肿瘤科医护人员（OHPs）在其护理过程中不断接触到病人的痛苦、折磨和死亡，这使他们很容易产生同情心疲劳（CF）和其他相关症状。本研究探讨了肿瘤医护人员对CF的认识和理解，包括CF在公立医疗机构中的表现形式。方法本定性研究采用探索性描述设计，非常适合加深我们对肿瘤医护人员对CF的认识及其表现形式的理解。我们对 31 名海外华人医生进行了深入访谈。结果通过数据分析，我们发现了三个主题和七个次主题。这些主题分别是：（a）OHPs 对 CF 的认识、理解和表现；（b）CF 缓解活动；以及（c）高压工作环境的利弊。这些主题围绕着OHPs对CF的理解和导致CF的工作场所经历。结论OHPs对CF的概念理解很肤浅，因此需要教育干预来提高他们的认识。职业保健工作者仍然面临着许多导致CF的工作场所挑战。本研究的结果证明，有必要采取专门针对CF管理的干预措施。

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Oncology healthcare professionals’ awareness and understanding of compassion fatigue and its manifestation in public healthcare facilities, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background

Oncology healthcare professionals (OHPs) are continuously exposed to the pain, suffering and demise of patients in their care, which render them vulnerable to compassion fatigue (CF) and other related conditions. CF is described as ‘the cost of caring’ and is an inevitable occurrence in the healthcare profession.

Aim

This study explored the OHPs’ awareness and understanding of CF, including its manifestation in public healthcare facilities.

Setting

This research study was conducted in three public healthcare facilities that offer full oncology services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Methods

This qualitative study was rooted in the exploratory descriptive design which was ideal for deepening our understanding of OHPs’ awareness of CF and its manifestations as experienced by the OHPs. In-depth interviews were conducted among 31 OHPs.

Results

Three main themes and seven sub-themes emerged from the data analysis. The main themes were (a) OHPs’ awareness, understanding and manifestation of CF, (b) CF mitigation activities, and (c) The pros and cons of a high-pressure work environment. The themes were centred round the OHPs’ understanding of CF and their workplace experiences that contributed to CF.

Conclusion

OHP’s conceptual understanding of CF was superficial, hence educational interventions are required to improve their awareness. OHPs continue to face many workplace challenges that contribute to CF. The findings of this study provide evidence of the need for interventions that are dedicated to the management of CF.

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来源期刊

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Nursing-Nursing (all)

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

0.00%

发文量

114

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences (IJANS) is an international scientific journal published by Elsevier. The broad-based journal was founded on two key tenets, i.e. to publish the most exciting research with respect to the subjects of Nursing and Midwifery in Africa, and secondly, to advance the international understanding and development of nursing and midwifery in Africa, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The fully refereed journal provides a forum for all aspects of nursing and midwifery sciences, especially new trends and advances. The journal call for original research papers, systematic and scholarly review articles, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing as related to nursing and midwifery in Africa, technical reports, and short communications, and which will meet the journal''s high academic and ethical standards. Manuscripts of nursing practice, education, management, and research are encouraged. The journal values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic significance for educators, practitioners, leaders and policy-makers of nursing and midwifery in Africa. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of nursing, and is also inviting international scholars who are engaged with nursing and midwifery in Africa to contribute to the journal. We will only publish work that demonstrates the use of rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of nursing and midwifery as it relates to the Africa context.