Τόμος 24 (2010) – Τεύχος 3 – Άρθρο 6 – Επιθεώρηση Κλινικής Φαρμακολογίας και Φαρμακοκινητικής-Διεθνής Έκδοση – Volume 24 (2010) – Issue 3 – Article 6 – Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias και Farmakokinetikes-International Edition

Title Compassion fatigue, burnout and compassion satisfaction among nurses in Greece
Authors Polyxeni Mangoulia1, Evmorfia Koukia2, George Alevizopoulos3, George Fildissis4 and Theofanis Katostaras5

1. RN MSc PhD Student, 2. RN Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing, 3. MD Associate Professor in Psychiatry, 4. MD Associate Professor in Critical and Hyperbaric Medicine and 5. Associate Professor in Health Economics, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Hellas

Citation Mangoulia, P., Koukia, E., Alevizopoulos, G., Fildissis, G., Katostaras, T.: Compassion fatigue, burnout and compassion satisfaction among nurses in Greece, Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet. 24(3): 271-276 (2010)
Publication Date Accepted for publication (Final Version): April 10, 2010
Full Text Language English
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Keywords Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, nurses.
Other Terms review article
Summary Nurses often find satisfaction in assisting people who experience extremely stressful events, yet the stress associated with these efforts can have a negative impact on helpers. In the presence of empathetic caring, nurses can suffer from Secondary Traumatic Stress/Compassion Fatigue. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the risk of Secondary Traumatic Stress/Compassion Fatigue (STS/CF) and Burnout (BO) and the potential for Compassion Satisfaction (CS) among nursing staff working in psychiatric units. An additional goal was to test the relationship of these three constructs to each other. The Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL R-IV) and a demographic and work related characteristics questionnaire were distributed to psychiatric nurses (N=174) in 12 Public Hospitals in Greece. The majority of participants (88.5%) suffered from “moderate” to high levels of STS/CF. The risk of BO was considerably high for 49.4% of respondents, while only 8% of nurses expressed high potential for CS. High prevalence of STS/CF in our sample indicates that potentially large numbers of psychiatric nurses may be experiencing the negative effects of Secondary Traumatic Stress. Future research must focus on factors preventing high levels of STS/CF.
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