[Development and Application of an Overcoming Compassion Fatigue Program for Emergency Nurses]
Yeong Ah Kim1, Jeong Sook Park2
1Department of Nursing, Suseong College, Daegu, Korea.
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
|May 17, 2016
Summary
This program helped emergency nurses increase compassion satisfaction and decrease salivary cortisol. The intervention effectively addressed compassion fatigue in nursing professionals.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Compassion fatigue is a significant concern for emergency nurses.
- Developing effective interventions is crucial for supporting this population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate a program designed to help emergency nurses manage compassion fatigue.
- To analyze the program's impact on compassion satisfaction, fatigue, ego-resiliency, and salivary cortisol levels.
Main Methods:
- A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was employed.
- The intervention involved five weekly 80-minute sessions focusing on various coping strategies.
- Participants' ego-resiliency, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue (ProQOL 5), and salivary cortisol were measured.
Main Results:
- The program significantly increased compassion satisfaction in the experimental group (t=2.15, p=.046).
- A significant decrease in salivary cortisol levels was observed in the experimental group.
- No significant differences were found in ego-resiliency or compassion fatigue scores between groups.
Conclusions:
- The developed program is effective in enhancing compassion satisfaction among emergency nurses.
- The intervention shows potential in reducing physiological stress markers like salivary cortisol.
- Further research, including replication studies reflecting nurses' opinions, is recommended.
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