Los factores asociados a la fatiga por compasión en profesionales de enfermería del cantón Machala, provincia de El Oro

Abstract

Abstract: This study provides an overview of the occupational challenges and the possible silent presence of Compassion Fatigue among nursing professionals, which negatively impacts their well-being and the quality of care provided. The general objective was to identify the factors associated with this phenomenon in a sample of 23 professionals from Machala, El Oro province. The research employed a descriptive approach, using analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive methods, within a non-experimental, cross-sectional, and quantitative design. Instruments applied included the Ad Hoc Questionnaire, the Caregiver Burden Interview, the GHQ-12, Stamm s (2005) ProQOL V, the Empathic Distress Inventory adapted by Zamponi et al. (2011), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory, with data processed using SPSS version 29.0. The results reveal risk factors such as high empathic distress (69.6%) and high depersonalization (43.5%), as well as, to a lesser extent, the risk of burnout and low personal accomplishment. The study concludes that it is necessary to implement prevention and promotion strategies to provide tools for coping with the physical and psychological demands of the profession.