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Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Psychological Flexibility among Geriatric Nurses: A Multicenter Study in Spain

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  • Carmen Sarabia-Cobo

    (Facultad de Enfermería, IDIVAL, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n, 39011 Cantabria, Spain)

  • Victoria Pérez

    (CR Santa Lucía, 28001 Madrid, Spain)

  • Pablo de Lorena

    (CR Santa Lucía, 28001 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ángela Fernández-Rodríguez

    (Facultad de Enfermería, IDIVAL, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda Valdecilla s/n, 39011 Cantabria, Spain)

  • José Rafael González-López

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Avenzoar nº6, 41009 Seville, Spain)

  • Julia González-Vaca

    (Departament D’Ínfermeria Medicoquirurgica, Campus Bellvitge, Universidad de Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

Nurses working at nursing homes are one of the most vulnerable populations for suffering burnout and compassion fatigue. In Spain, the concept of compassion fatigue and psychological flexibility related to stress in geriatric nurses has not been fully explored until now. It is important to analyze their situation in order to design robust coping and management strategies. The aim was to analyze the relationship between burnout, compassion fatigue and psychological flexibility in geriatric nurses in Spain. Participants included 291 nurses from 97 centers in 51 cities across Spain. Psychological flexibility (AAQ-II), burnout (MBI) and compassion fatigue (ProQOL) were evaluated. Responses were recievced from 281 nurses (91% women), with an average of 7.6 years of work experience. The MBI results were average (26.71), and the ProQOL scores were average for compassion fatigue (40.2%) and high for compassion satisfaction (70.3%), whereas for AAQ-II, the mean score was 37.34 (SD 4.21). The correlation was significant and negative for flexibility, burnout and compassion fatigue, and positive for compassion satisfaction. The ANOVA indicated a significant association between all variables ( p < 0.05). We can conclude that geriatric nurses suffer from medium levels of burnout and compassion fatigue, together with high levels of psychological flexibility, which appears to act as a stress reliever, supporting compassion satisfaction.

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  • Carmen Sarabia-Cobo & Victoria Pérez & Pablo de Lorena & Ángela Fernández-Rodríguez & José Rafael González-López & Julia González-Vaca, 2021. "Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Psychological Flexibility among Geriatric Nurses: A Multicenter Study in Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:14:p:7560-:d:595135
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    1. Mauricio A. Ramírez-Moreno & Patricio Carrillo-Tijerina & Milton Osiel Candela-Leal & Myriam Alanis-Espinosa & Juan Carlos Tudón-Martínez & Armando Roman-Flores & Ricardo A. Ramírez-Mendoza & Jorge de, 2021. "Evaluation of a Fast Test Based on Biometric Signals to Assess Mental Fatigue at the Workplace—A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-20, November.
    2. Robert Ślusarz & Klaudia Cwiekala-Lewis & Mariusz Wysokiński & Karolina Filipska-Blejder & Wiesław Fidecki & Monika Biercewicz, 2022. "Characteristics of Occupational Burnout among Nurses of Various Specialties and in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-14, October.

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