OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (9): 1267-1271.

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Meta analysis of the status of compassion fatigue among intensive care unit nurses

LIN Shuqiu1, ZHANG Linlin1, ZHANG Yue1, ZHOU Xiaohan1, ZHOU Yanling2   

  1. 1. School of Nursing, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215006, China;
    2. Operating Room, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, 215004, China
  • Received:2023-08-17 Revised:2023-09-19 Published:2026-03-13
  • Contact: ZHOU Yanling,Chief nurse,E-mail:sdfeyzyl@163.com

Abstract: Objective To systematically evaluate the status of compassion fatigue among intensive care unit(ICU) nurses. Methods Cross-sectional studies related to the status of compassion fatigue among ICU nurses were retrieved from Web of Science,PubMed,Embase,The Cochrane Library,CHINHAL,PsyclNFO,China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang,VIP and China Biology Medicine disc(CBM) databases from database establishment to January 2023. The meta-analysis was performed by using Stata 14.0 software. Results A total of 27 studies involving 9 092 ICU nurses were included. The results showed that the scores of compassion satisfaction,burnout,and secondary trauma were 32.95(95%CI:30.44-35.46),27.62(95%CI:26.28-28.96) and 26.22(95%CI:24.75-27.70),respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that the compassion satisfaction score was higher among nurses who were unmarried,with a bachelor′s degree,nursing experience more than 10,monthly night shift ≤4 and from America region,the scores of burnout and secondary trauma were higher among nurses who were unmarried,with college degree,nursing experience of 6-≤10 years,monthly night shift more than 4 and from Asia regions. Conclusion ICU nurses have moderate levels of compassion fatigue,with higher levels of compassion fatigue among unmarried,with college degree,nursing experience of 6-≤10 years,monthly night shift more than 4 and from Asia regions.

Key words: Compassion fatigue, Intensive care unit, Nurses, Meta-analysis

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