OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 1529-1533.

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Study on relationship between compassion fatigue and resilience,work engagement in obstetric nurses in Jiangsu Province

YU Pingping1, HOU Yiping2, SUN Dandan1()   

  1. 1 First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingJiangsu 210000, China
    2 Kangda College of Nanjing Medical UniversityLianyungangJiangsu 222000, China
  • Received:2025-08-11 Revised:2025-08-19 Online:2026-06-01 Published:2026-06-10
  • Contact: SUN Dandan,E-mail:19502501027@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the status quo of compassion fatigue,resilience and work engagement of obstetric nurses in grade-A tertiary hospitals of Jiangsu Province,analyze the influencing factors of work engagement. Methods From February to December 2024,213 obstetric nurses who were collected from five grade-A tertiary hospitals of Jiangsu Province by the convenience sampling method were investigated by the general information questionnaire scale,compassion fatigue scale,resilience scale and work engagement scale,and the data were analyzed. Results The empathy fatigue score of 213 obstetric nurses was (75.41±0.48)points,the resilience score was (58.53±0.51)points,and the work engagement score was (32.65±0.36)points. The empathy fatigue of obstetric nurses was negatively correlated with resilience and work engagement(r=-0.864,-0.710,both P<0.01),and resilience was positively correlated with work engagement(r=0.687,P<0.01). The age,whether having children,empathy fatigue and resilience were the influencing factors of work engagement of obstetric nurses(all P<0.05),which explained 74.4% of the total variance. Conclusions The work engagement of 213 obstetric nurses from five grade-A tertiary hospitals of Jiangsu Province is at a medium level. The compassion fatigue and resilience of nurses have a direct impact on their work engagement. The nursing managers can focus on young and childless obstetric nurses,organize positive psychological workshops regularly,alleviate compassion fatigue of obstetric nurses in time,improve their resilience level,and further improve their work engagement.

Key words: Obstetrics, Nurse, Work engagement, Compassion fatigue, Resilience

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