Compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction and depression among emergency department physicians and nurses: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Emergency department physicians and nurses are at high risk of compassion fatigue, burnout and depression. The purpose of this study was to examine the inter-relationship between compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction and depression in emergency department physicians and nurses.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study was conducted in five tertiary hospitals in five different cities across the province of Sichuan, China, in 2021.

Participants

A total of 342 emergency department physicians and nurses participated in the study.

Main outcome measures

Compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction and depression scores.

Results

Among the study participants, 100% were found to have depressive symptoms, 27.8% ha

SUBMITTER: Ma H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052053 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature