Analysis of potential categories of compassion fatigue among senior nurses in Jiangsu province
Objective To understand the current status and potential categories of compassion fatigue among senior nurses in Jiangsu province,and to analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide a reference for the human-centric management of senior nurses.Methods Using convenience sampling,3 509 senior nurses in central,southern and northern Jiangsu with a working tenure of ≥10 years were selected,then they were investigated by utilizing a general information questionnaire,Professional Quality of Life Scale version 5(ProQOL-5),and the Chinese Version of Perceived Nursing Work Environment(C-PNWE).Results The burnout score of senior nurses was(24.58±6.50),secondary traumatic stress score was(26.80±6.07),and compassion satisfaction score was(36.57±7.38).Among them,2 386(68.0％)experienced moderate or higher level of compassion fatigue.Latent profile analysis revealed three potential categories of compassion fatigue:compassion fatigue dominant group(32.00％),moderate level of com-passion fatigue group(63.12％),and compassion fatigue stress group(4.87％).Logistic regression analysis showed that,job po-sition,monthly income,shift schedule,and perception of the work environment were influencing factors for different potential categories of compassion fatigue(all P＜0.05).Conclusion Compassion fatigue among senior nurses has three potential categories,which indicates group heterogeneity.Nursing managers should adopt diversified and human-centric management strategies,so as to boost senior nurses'enthusiasm for work and reduce their compassion fatigue.
nurseseniorcompassion fatigueburnoutsecondary traumatic stressperceived nursing work environmentlatent class analysisnursing management
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