Los factores asociados a la fatiga por compasión en profesionales de enfermería del sector norte de la ciudad de Cuenca en el año 2024

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research is to identify the factors associated with compassion fatigue in nursing professionals in the northern sector of the city of Cuenca during the year 2024, using a quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental and cross-sectional approach. The instruments used were: Ad Hoc Sociodemographic and Labour Questionnaire, Caregiver Burden Interview, GHQ-12 General Health Questionnaire, Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Subscales, Empathy Burnout Inventory and MBI Maslach Burnout Inventory. The results indicate that the majority of professionals are women; 100% of the participants do not experience work overload; low levels of anxiety and depression are reflected; compassion satisfaction and empathy burnout predominate; personal involvement has the highest average; emotional exhaustion and depersonalization show low levels in the majority of participants. In conclusion, there is a high level of job satisfaction in this group of mostly female professionals, which suggests a favorable environment that is evidenced by low levels of both anxiety and depression, as well as Burnout.