The prevalence of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue among nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction in Healthcare Personnel: A Systematic Review of the Literature Published during the First Year of the Pandemic

“…However, for certain professional profiles such as healthcare professionals in the oncology area, elevated levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization had already been identified prior to the pandemic [ 116 ]. Of note in this present review was the fact that, compared to previous reviews which described very heterogeneous prevalences ranging from 0% to 80% [ 117 ], the levels of burnout in the studies we considered were more homogeneous, ranging from 30% to 60% [ 39 , 43 , 55 , 71 ].…”

Work Environment Characteristics and Emotional Intelligence as Correlates of Nurses’ Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study

“…Job strain has been studied extensively in many occupations, including nursing which is known to be a stressful career with a high level of emotional labor [ 23 ]. Research over the last several decades has consistently found that nurses often experience job strain due to intense psychological demands that include high workloads, time pressure, competing urgencies, short staffing, inadequate social support, uncertainty, and emotionally intense situations, often in combination with limited decision latitude [ 24 , 25 ]. In such circumstances, nurses’ scope of practice becomes suboptimal [ 22 ] and a process of energy depletion and wearing down may develop over time, leading to higher compassion fatigue and decreased compassion satisfaction [ 24 , 25 , 26 ].…”

“…Research over the last several decades has consistently found that nurses often experience job strain due to intense psychological demands that include high workloads, time pressure, competing urgencies, short staffing, inadequate social support, uncertainty, and emotionally intense situations, often in combination with limited decision latitude [ 24 , 25 ]. In such circumstances, nurses’ scope of practice becomes suboptimal [ 22 ] and a process of energy depletion and wearing down may develop over time, leading to higher compassion fatigue and decreased compassion satisfaction [ 24 , 25 , 26 ]. Thus, we propose that both components of job strain—high psychological demands and low decision latitude—are associated with increased compassion fatigue and decreased compassion satisfaction among nurses.…”

A Bibliometric Analysis of the Association Between Compassion Fatigue and Psychological Resilience From 2008 to 2021

“…A systematic review involving 28,509 nurses from 11 countries revealed a pooled mean BO of 26.64 and STS of 25.24, respectively, suggesting that nurses suffered from significant CF. Meanwhile, the authors also uncovered levels of CF increased gradually from 2010 to 2019, reaching a peak in 2019 ( Xie et al, 2021 ). Besides, a cross-sectional survey study by Khalaila (2021) stated that CF is prevalent among family caregivers and showed a positive correlation between caregiver burden and CF.…”