Relationships between Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Turnover Intention in Korean Hospital Nurses

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to identify relationships between compassion fatigue, burnout, and turnover intention in Korean hospital nurses. Methods: In total, 142 hospital nurses were surveyed as part of data collection. Data related to compassion fatigue, burnout, and turnover intention were collected using a questionnaire between May 2011 and September 2011. The data analysis was performed using PASW 19.0 program, which included one-way ANOVA, independent t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: This study detected a positive correlation between compassion fatigue and burnout(r= .37, p< .001), and turnover intention(r= .55, p< .001). Compassion fatigue accounted for 29.6% of the variance for turnover intention among Korean hospital nurses. Conclusion: The results indicate that it is necessary to reduce compassion fatigue, and turnover intention among Korean hospital nurses.

Understanding compassion fatigue: understanding compassion

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“…This topic is of relevance to many communities of nurses. Compassion fatigue has been discussed and studied in North America (Perry 2008, Austin et al 2009, Hooper et al 2010, Potter et al 2010, Yoder 2010, Sabo 2011a, Europe (Lauvred et al 2009, Laurenson 2012, Markaki 2014, Mendes 2014, Australia (Ainsworth & Sgorbini 2010, Vann & Coyer 2014, Asia (Fu & Chen 2011, Sung et al 2012, Cho & Jung 2014, Africa (Coetzee & Klopper 2010, Harrowing 2011 and the Mid-East (Zeidner 2013).…”

Secondary traumatic stress experiences of nurses caring for cancer patients

“…Nurses who experience STS have physical and psychological problems, including headaches, weight loss, fatigue, sleep problems, anger, forgetfulness, and gastrointestinal diseases (Bush, 2009;Najjar et al, 2009). Nurses who experience STS often express a desire to quit their jobs, suggesting that STS may be a predictor of staff turnover (Sung, Seo, & Kim, 2012). In a survey of 650 oncology nurses in China, 37% working on inpatient oncology units were at risk for STS (Yu, Jiang, & Shen, 2016).…”

Occupational Burnout Syndrome in the nursing context: an integrative literature review

“…Thus, the large number of studies aimed at exploring this relationship is sustainable (2,5,22,(29)(30)35,37,41,53,63,67,89,(91)(92)(93)96,108) . Other studies investigate the mediating role of OBS and its relation with other mental changes (15,33,35,(37)(38)41,52,54,82,84,93,108) . Some studies have investigated the relationship between personality traits and OBS.…”

“…Empirical studies on OBS show that health professionals seem to constitute one of the most susceptible professional categories to the syndrome (23)(24) . Among health professionals, nurses are the ones who experience the most stress and OBS (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42) . These workers have the constant care of patients as their responsibility, and in this context they often witness cases of death and mourning, thereby being exposed to emotional tensions of such events, which may lead to the appearance of OBS (43)(44) .…”