Compassion Fatigue Among Critical Care Nurses and Physicians: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The continuous engagement with critically ill patients leaves healthcare providers vulnerable to Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), consequently developing Compassion Fatigue (CF). Nurses' compassion is crucial for healing and is associated with improved care delivery. Hence the purpose of this review is to evaluate the literature related to CF among Nurses and Physicians in the Critical Care area, with an emphasis on the prevalence of burnout (BO), STS and CF.

Design

A scoping review.

Methods

Two main electronic databases, namely Ovid Medline and CINAHL, were used to identify the relevant studies published. Google Scholar, PubMed and hand searching were used to scan the grey literature and otherwise missed peer reviewed literature. Following the title and

SUBMITTER: Al Nakhal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723723 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature