ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To determine the emotional impact of permanent proximity to trauma and death in the Emergency and ICU's nurses establishing prevalence of Compassionate Fatigue (burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress) and anxiety. Analyze its relationship with sociodemographic, training, workplace and psychological variables. METHODS: Descriptive, cross-sectional and multicentre study. The validated ProQOL v. IV and STAI scales and an ad-hoc questionnaire with the variables of the second objective were used in 710 nurses from nine highly complex hospitals in Catalonia (Spain). RESULTS: In both units, the prevalence of professionals affected with high scores of burnout was higher than 20%, on Secondary Traumatic Stress was 30% and, 12% on anxiety. Each subscale was significantly associated with the intention to leave units and the career. 97% of participants stated that they needed to be trained in emotional management. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress were higher in our study than those offered in the reference literature in emergency and ICU nurses. The prevalence of each construct was individually related to the desire to leave work units and career. This fact, together with the participants' desire to be better trained in emotional management exposes the need to establish educational plans, as well as institutional measures to prevent and support nurses for Compassion Fatigue.
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Burnout, Professional , Compassion Fatigue , Nurses , Humans , Compassion Fatigue/epidemiology , Compassion Fatigue/psychology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Job Satisfaction , Burnout, Professional/epidemiology , Critical Care , AnxietyABSTRACT
Objetivos: Determinar el impacto emocional de la proximidad al trauma y la muerte en enfermeras de urgencias y de UCI mediante las prevalencias de fatiga de compasión (burnout y estrés traumático secundario) y ansiedad. Analizar su relación con variables de tipo sociodemográfico, formativas, laborales y psicológicas. Método: Estudio descriptivo, transversal y multicéntrico. Se utilizaron las escalas validadas ProQOL v.IV y STAI y un cuestionario ad-hoc con las variables del segundo objetivo, en 710 enfermeras de nueve hospitales de alta complejidad de Cataluña (España). Resultados: En ambas unidades, la proporción de profesionales afectados en alto grado de burnout fue superior al 20%, al 30% en estrés traumático secundario y al 12% en ansiedad. Cada subescala se asoció con la intención de abandonar la unidad y la profesión. El 97% de participantes manifestaron que era necesario recibir formación en gestión emocional. Conclusiones: Las prevalencias de burnout y de estrés traumático secundario fueron superiores en nuestro estudio respecto a la literatura de referencia en las enfermeras de urgencias y en las de UCI. La prevalencia de cada constructo se relacionó individualmente con el deseo de abandono de las enfermeras de sus unidades y de su profesión. Este hecho, junto al deseo de recibir formación de los participantes, expone la necesidad de establecer planes formativos, así como medidas institucionales de prevención y apoyo para la fatiga por compasión.(AU)
Objectives: To determine the emotional impact of permanent proximity to trauma and death in the Emergency and ICU's nurses establishing prevalence of Compassionate Fatigue (burnout and secondary traumatic stress) and anxiety. Analyze its relationship with sociodemographic, training, workplace and psychological variables. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional and multicentre study. The validated ProQOL v.IV and STAI scales and an ad-hoc questionnaire with the variables of the second objective were used in 710 nurses from nine highly complex hospitals in Catalonia (Spain). Results: In both units, the prevalence of professionals affected with high scores of burnout was higher than 20%, on secondary traumatic stress was 30%, and 12% on anxiety. Each subscale was significantly associated with the intention to leave units and the career. 97% of participants stated that they needed to be trained in emotional management. Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout and secondary traumatic stress were higher in our study than those offered in the reference literature in emergency and ICU nurses. The prevalence of each construct was individually related to the desire to leave work units and career. This fact, together with the participants desire to be better trained in emotional management exposes the need to establish educational plans, as well as institutional measures to prevent and support nurses for Compassion Fatigue.(AU)
