Compassion fatigue and satisfaction: A cross-sectional survey among US healthcare workers

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-10

  Smart, Denise ^a   English, Ashley ^b   James, Jennifer ^b   Wilson, Marian ^a,b   Daratha, Kenn B ^a   Childers, Belinda ^b   Magera, Chris ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kootenai Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Compassion fatigue; Compassion satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897607754     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12068     Document Type: Article

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