Relationships between Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Turnover Intention in Korean Hospital Nurses.
10.4040/jkan.2012.42.7.1087
- Author:
Kiwol SUNG
1
;
Youngsook SEO
;
Jee Hee KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Burnout;
Fatigue;
Nurses;
Turnover
- MeSH:
Adult;
Analysis of Variance;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Burnout, Professional/*psychology;
*Fatigue;
Humans;
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology;
*Personnel Turnover;
Questionnaires;
Republic of Korea
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2012;42(7):1087-1094
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify relationships between compassion fatigue, burnout, and turnover intention in Korean hospital nurses. METHODS: In total, 142 hospital nurses were surveyed as part of data collection. Data related to compassion fatigue, burnout, and turnover intention were collected using a questionnaire between May 2011 and September 2011. The data analysis was performed using PASW 19.0 program, which included one-way ANOVA, independent t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis. RESULTS: This study detected a positive correlation between compassion fatigue and burnout(r=.37, p<.001), and turnover intention(r=.55, p<.001). Compassion fatigue accounted for 29.6% of the variance for turnover intention among Korean hospital nurses. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that it is necessary to reduce compassion fatigue, and turnover intention among Korean hospital nurses.
