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http://dx.doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2014.20.4.373

Effect of Empathy, Resilience, Self-care on Compassion Fatigue in Oncology Nurses  

Cho, Ho Jin (College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University)
Jung, Myun Sook (College of Nursing.Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration / v.20, no.4, 2014 , pp. 373-382 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of empathy, resilience and self-care on compassion fatigue in oncology nurses. Methods: The study design was a descriptive survey and questionnaires were collected from December 1 to 15, 2013. Participants were 171 oncology nurses caring for cancer patients. Data was analyzed using independent t-test, $Scheff\acute{e}$ test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Results: Seventy two percent of the participants reported a moderate to high level of compassion fatigue. Empathy was positively correlated with compassion fatigue, whereas, resilience and self-care had negative correlations with compassion fatigue. Finally, empathy, resilience, self-care and age accounted for 30% of the variance in compassion fatigue. Conclusion: Results indicate that empathy, resilience and self-care are factors influencing compassion fatigue. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and make available programs embracing personal factors in the prevention and reduction of compassion fatigue.
Keywords
Compassion fatigue; Empathy; Self-resilience; Self-care;
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