Qualitative study on emotional experience associated with compassion fatigue and its coping strategy in clinical nurses
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.04.008
- VernacularTitle:临床护士共情疲劳相关性情感体验及其应对策略的质性研究
- Author:
Meimei TIAN
1
;
Yan SHI
;
Hong LI
;
Juanjuan WANG
Author Information
1. 同济大学附属第十人民医院关节与运动医学科
- Keywords:
Clinical nurses;
Compassion fatigue;
Emotional experience;
Coping strategy;
Qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(4):476-481
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore how the emotional experience and stress symptoms associated with compassion fatigue emerges,develops and subsides,as well as their coping strategy for compassion fatigue. Methods By purposive sampling integrating with snowball sampling method,semi-structured reviews with open-ended questions were conducted among 47 registered nurses who are working or have ever being in clinical frontline department to gain their in-depth views about compassion fatigue. Theme analysis was used to analyze the data.Results In emotional experience,two main themes were extracted:positive and negative emotion. Six subthemes including happy,high spirits,interests,sense of self-value,sense of achievement and occupational pride were extracted from positive emotion. While nine subthemes including compassion,grief,depressed mood,irritability,guilty,powerlessness,apathy,fear and anxiety were extracted from the negative emotion. Conclusions Clinical nurses are lack of basic knowledge about compassion fatigue,and their work and life are influenced by compassion fatigue. It should be emphasized and enhanced that domestic hospital administrators should identify and take precaution against compassion fatigue.
