Compassion fatigue and coping strategies before death
Aline Aparecida Cardoso,
Daniere Yurie Vieira Tomotani,
Samantha Mucci
Abstract:Compassion fatigue threatens healthcare professionals’ mental health in face of difficulties in managing empathy. This integrative review sought to verify the correlation between compassion fatigue and health professionals’ performance in hospital units that frequently deal with death, considering the self-care strategies adopted. Bibliographic search conducted on the MEDLINE and PubMed databases retrieved 11 articles published between 2011 and 2021. Results show that compassion fatigue occurs frequently in pr… Show more
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