Effect of Educational Program on Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction Among Psychiatric Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University,

2 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Tanta University

Abstract

Background: Compassion fatigue among nurses has a negative influence on them and the quality of care they
provide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational program on compassion fatigue and
compassion satisfaction among psychiatric nurses. Subjects and Methods: Research design: A Quazi
experimental design (single group pre-post-test) was utilized in this study. Subjects: A purposeful sample of
105 psychiatric nurses was included in this study. Setting: This study was carried out at El-Azazi Mental Health
Hospital in Abo Hamad City, Elsharkia Governorate, Egypt. Tools of data collection: Nurse’s Interviewing
Questionnaire sheet and Professional Quality of Life Scale were used to collect data for this study. Results: The
percent of nurses experiencing high level of compassion satisfaction have been increased from (58.1%) at
pre-program to (85.7%) at post program period. While, burnout score has been decreased from 70.5% at
pre-program to 34.3% at post program period among studied nurses. As well as secondary traumatic stress
score have been decreased from 73.3% at pre-program to 61.9% at post program period among studied nurses.
Conclusion: The educational program was effective in reducing the level of burnout and secondary traumatic
stress (compassion fatigue) and enhancing the level of compassion satisfaction among studied psychiatric
nurses. Recommendations: Providing psychosocial counseling for psychiatric nurses experiencing compassion
fatigue (CF) can increase their abilities to understand the ways compassion fatigue affects various dimensions of
their lives, so they can be better equipped to develop and refine internal coping skills which help them in
managing the difficult nature of their job.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 12, Issue 1
March 2021
Pages 1869-1887

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