Ruiz Fernández, María DoloresRamos Pichardo, Juan DiegoIbáñez Masero, OliviaSánchez Ruiz, Máximo JuanFernández Leyva, AntoniaOrtega Galán, Ángela María2022-01-192022-01-192021-09-03Ruiz-Fernández, M. D., Ramos-Pichardo, J. D., Ibañez-Masero, O., Sánchez-Ruiz, M. J., Fernández-Leyva, A., & Ortega-Galán, Á. M. (2021). Perceived health, perceived social support and professional quality of life in hospital emergency nurses. International Emergency Nursing, 59, 101079.1755-599X1878-013X (electrónico)http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20440Estudio descriptivo, transversal y multicéntrico, realizado por el equipo de investigación del Grupo de Bioética y Humanización de los Cuidados (BIOHU-2018) del Sistema Sanitario Público de Andalucía, cuyo objetivo principal ha sido analizar la Calidad de Vida Profesional (CVP) en enfermeras de servicios de urgencias hospitalarias en relación a la salud percibida, y una serie de variables sociodemográficas y sociolaborales. Entre las conclusiones obtenidas se destaca que los profesionales de enfermería de los servicios de urgencias en hospitales públicos presentan un gran desgaste emocional; los sistemas sanitarios deben desarrollar estrategias de intervención que promuevan una mejora de la calidad de vida de los profesionales sanitarios y, por tanto, una mejora en la atención que se presta a las personas atendidas. El fomento de la compasión entre los profesionales es un elemento clave para mejorar la asistencia sanitaria.Background: Emergency department nurses are continually exposed to distressing experiences that can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassionate satisfaction, thus could affect the professional quality of life. The aim of this study was to analyse professional quality of life in hospital emergency department nurses based on perceived health, social support and a series of socio-demographic and sociooccupational variables. Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study involved nursing professionals working at hospital emergency departments in Andalusia, Spain. Professional quality of life, perceived health, socio-demographic and occupa tional variables, and perceived social support were measured. A descriptive and multiple regression analysis was performed. Results: A total of 253 nursing professionals participated, of which 62.5% had high levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction (45.1%). Burnout levels were medium (58.5%). Perceived health significantly influenced on compassion fatigue and burnout. Perceived social support was found to be significantly related to all three dimensions of professional quality of life, but it had the greatest influence on the occurrence of burnout. Conclusions: Emergency department nurses in public hospitals are emotionally drained. Healthcare systems must develop intervention strategies to increase the quality of life of nursing professionals, which would lead to improved patient care. The promotion of compassion is a key element.engAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Professional quality of lifeCompassion fatigueCompassion satisfactionBurnoutPerceived healthSocial supportNursingEmergency servicesjournal article10.1016/j.ienj.2021.101079open access61 Psicología24 Ciencias de la Vida63 Sociología71 Ética