Social support, empathy and compassion fatigue among clinical nurses: structural equation modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical nurses are at high risk for compassion fatigue. Empathy is a prerequisite for compassion fatigue, and social support is an important variable in the process of reducing individual stress. However, the role of social support in the relationship between empathy and compassion fatigue remains unclear. This study explored whether social support mediates the relationship between empathy and compassion fatigue among clinical nurses.

Methods

A total of 992 clinical nurses were recruited through convenience sampling for a cross-sectional study in Central China. They completed the General Information Questionnaire, Perceived Social Support Scale, Professional Quality of Life Scale, and Jefferson Scale of Empathy. SPSS was used to conduct descriptive statistical an

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644455 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature