RT Journal Article
T1 Compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction and perceived stress in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 health crisis in Spain
A1 Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores
A1 Ramos Pichardo, Juan Diego
A1 Ibáñez Masero, Olivia
A1 Cabrera Troya, José
AB Aims and objectives: To evaluate compassion fatigue (CF), burnout (BO), compassionsatisfaction (CS) and perceived stress in healthcare professionals during the coronavirusdisease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis in Spain.Background: Spain has been one of the countries hardest hit by the health crisiscaused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare professionals have had to deal withtraumatic and complex situations in the work context. In these particularly stressfulsituations, many professionals may develop CF or BO, which puts them at risk formental health problems.Design: Cross-sectional online survey.Methods: A total of 506 healthcare professionals (physicians and nurses) who wereworking in healthcare centres during the COVID-19 pandemic participated. CF, CSand BO were assessed with the Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire, and perceivedstress was measured with the Perceived Stress Scale-14. Socio-demographicand occupational variables were also analysed. Data were collected during the periodof the highest incidence of cases and highest mortality rates due to COVID-19 inSpain. This article adheres to the STROBE guidelines for the reporting of observationalstudies.Results: Physicians had higher CF and BO scores, while nurses had higher CS scores.Perceived stress scores were similar in both occupations. Professionals working inspecific COVID-19 units and in emergency departments had higher CF and BO scores,while levels of CS and perceived stress were similar regardless of the workplace.Relevance to clinical practice: Despite the health crisis situation and its implicationsfor healthcare professionals, the levels of CF and BO have remained moderate/high.However, CS seems to be increasing, especially among nurses, possibly due to theirmotivation to relieve suffering and due to their perceived social recognition. It is necessary to implement interventions that help improve CS and prevent BO and CFamong professionals in the long term.
PB Wiley
SN 0962-1067
YR 2020
FD 2020-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18797
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18797
LA eng
NO Ruiz Fernández, M. D., Ramos Pichardo, J. D., Ibáñez Masero, O. ... Cabrera Troya, J. (2020). Compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and perceived stress in healthcare professionals during the COVID‐19 health crisis in Spain. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 00: 1– 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15469
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026