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Sensory processing sensitivity and compassion fatigue in intensive care unit nurses: A chain mediation model
Jiaqi Shi1, Xinmei Cao1, Zhi Chen1
1The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China.
Highly sensitive nurses in intensive care units (ICUs) experience compassion fatigue, mediated by social support and stress. Interventions should focus on stress relief and social support to improve care quality.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Compassion fatigue is a significant issue for intensive care unit (ICU) nurses due to job pressures and lack of support.
- Sensory processing sensitivity, a personality trait, is linked to compassion fatigue in this population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate factors influencing sensory processing sensitivity's impact on ICU nurses' compassion fatigue.
- To explore the mediating roles of perceived social support and perceived stress in this relationship.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study surveyed 290 ICU nurses in China using validated scales.
- Data were analyzed to test the mediating effects of social support and stress between sensory processing sensitivity and compassion fatigue.
Main Results:
- Sensory processing sensitivity had a significant total effect on compassion fatigue.
- Perceived social support and perceived stress serially mediated the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and compassion fatigue.
Conclusions:
- This study elucidates the mechanism linking sensory processing sensitivity to compassion fatigue in ICU nurses.
- Recommendations include implementing stress-relief measures and enhancing social support for nurses to improve humanistic care.
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