Path analysis of the influence of work stressors and psychological capital on compassion fatigue in emergency nurses
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200206-00475
- VernacularTitle:急诊护士工作压力源和心理资本对共情疲劳影响的路径分析
- Author:
Yongjuan XU
1
;
Zhimei LIU
;
Lanling WEI
;
Fuguo YANG
Author Information
1. 青岛大学附属青岛市市立医院急诊科 266000
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Emergency;
Work stress;
Compassion fatigue;
Psychological capital
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2020;26(16):2162-2167
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the current status of compassion fatigue among emergency nurses, and analyze the path relationship between work stressors, psychological capital and compassion fatigue.Methods:Totally 453 emergency nurses from 19 general hospitals in Qingdao between March and April 2019 were selected using convenience sampling and investigated with the Nursing Job Stressor Scale (NJSS) , Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) , and Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-R) .Results:The total scores of the 453 emergency nurses' work stressors and psychological capital were (103.68±17.56) and (82.20±16.70) . Their compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary trauma scores were (31.67±7.48) , (26.89±6.03) , and (25.59±6.25) , respectively. The work stress of emergency nurses was negatively correlated with their psychological capital and compassion satisfaction ( P< 0.01) , but positively correlated with their job burnout and secondary trauma ( P< 0.01) ; their psychological capital was positively correlated with compassion satisfaction ( P< 0.01) , while negatively correlated with job burnout and secondary trauma ( P< 0.01) . Structural equations showed that psychological capital had a partial mediating effect between work stress and compassion fatigue, and the mediating effect was significant (mediating effec t=4.676; P< 0.05) . Conclusions:Nursing managers should identify compassion fatigue of emergency nurses in time and take corresponding interventions to improve their psychological capital, thereby reducing their compassion fatigue, stabilizing the emergency nursing team, and ensuring the quality of nursing.
