Browsing by Subject "compassion fatigue"

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    Compassion fatigue among nurses working with older adults
    (Elsevier, 2017-03) Kolthoff, Kay L.; Hickman, Susan E.; IU School of Nursing
    Nurses who care for older patients are exposed to significant suffering and loss that can lead to the development of compassion fatigue and burnout. An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to assess compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction in a group of 42 nurses who worked on a geriatric medicine unit using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue 5 scale. Nurses reported average levels of compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction. However, new nurses reported higher levels of compassion fatigue (p < .01) and burnout (p = .02) than experienced nurses. Findings suggest the need to purposely build a supportive environment that focuses on new nurses to reduce compassion fatigue and burnout while enhancing compassion satisfaction.
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    Compassion Fatigue in Staff at LGBTQ+ Substance Use Recovery Center
    (2023-05-01) Nickel, Allison; Van Antwerp, Leah; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; Connaughty, Todd
    Individuals working in recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) have a high risk for developing compassion fatigue (CF) due to high job demands and frequent exposure to client trauma. Pride Institute, an LGBTQ+ SUD recovery facility reported to have a high level of compassion fatigue. This was further explored with a screening measure, the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL 5), to measure levels of compassion satisfaction (CS), secondary traumatic stress (STS), and burnout in staff. Between the surveys, staff received educational resources and had the opportunity to participate in a weekly group session to practice coping strategies. The ProQOL 5 was used as an outcome measure for intervention effectiveness, along with qualitative questions about perceived helpfulness and meaningfulness of the project. A significant decrease in STS occurred between the initial and final surveys (p = .02). Findings were inconclusive on whether the improvement was due to education and weekly groups due to their being a significantly lower level of STS in non-participants compared to participants (p = .05). However, the qualitative survey responses demonstrate promise towards their effectiveness, and the higher participant level of STS may be due to interventions reaching the staff members most in need. Further research is warranted to determine best practice for long-term programs toward CF resiliency.