Impact of mindful self-care among female palliative care nurses on the quality of professional life:a moderated mediation effect
Objective To investigate the current status of professional quality of life(ProQOL)among female palliative care nurses and explore the relationship between mindful self-care and ProQOL based on the Healthcare Professional Wellness Model,in order to guide female palliative care nurses to cope with compassion fatigue in a positive and effective way and improve their ProQOL.Methods A convenience sampling method was employed to conduct a questionnaire survey among 300 female nurses in 10 pilot hos-pice organizations in Shanxi Province.The Brief-Mindful Self-Care Scale,CD-RISC-10,ProQOL Scale,and the Mental Health Continuum Short Form were used for the survey.Results In the ProQOL Scale for female palliative care nurses,the dimension of compassion satisfaction scored(33.84±7.15),while compassion fatigue scored(51.22±10.36).Mindful self-care among female palliative care nurses showed a positive effect on compassion satisfaction(r=0.635,P<0.05)and a negative effect on compassion fatigue(r=-0.320,P<0.05).Psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between mindful self-care and com-passion satisfaction,while it fully mediated the relationship between mindful self-care and compassion fatigue.The association be-tween mindful self-care and psychological resilience was moderated by emotional well-being.Conclusion The majority of palliative care nurses demonstrate a moderate to high level of ProQOL.Psychological resilience acts as a mediator between mindful self-care and ProQOL,while emotional well-being serves as a moderator between mindful self-care and psychological resilience.Nursing managers should recognize the positive role of mindful self-care in the occupational health of palliative care nurses,enhancing their self-compassionate capacity to cope with compassion fatigue to ensure the stable development of the palliative care workforce.
nursespalliative careprofessional quality of lifemindful self-carecompassion satisfactioncompassion fa-tiguepsychological resilienceemotional well-being