Abstract
Background: Providing care to patients involves both positive and negative aspects. An unpleasant feeling one derives from providing care to patients is Compassion Fatigue while Compassion Satisfaction is a constructive feeling drawing out from care provision. The balance between the two sustains professional quality of life. Objective: The objective of the current study was to investigate and compare levels of compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout among nurses in public and private tertiary care hospitals. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses of two hospitals in Peshawar. An adopted self-administered questionnaire of the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL), comprising 30 items, 3 subscales of compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout was used for data collection. The questionnaire had a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5 (never=1, rarely=2, sometimes= 3, often=4, very often= 5). Frequencies and percentages were calculated for demographic variables and responses on the Likert scale. Median and interquartile ranges were calculated for subscales. Mann-Whitney test was applied to compare responses between public and private sectors. A P-value of <0.01 was considered significant. Results: Total number of 214 nurses participated in the study. The majority 171 (79.9%) were females, 159 (74.3%) were married, 163 (76.2%) were having diplomas (3 years) and 208 (97.2%) had ˂ 10 years of experience. Median scores of compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and burnout were 35 (29-40), 22 (19-25) and 31(27-35) respectively. Conclusion: Current findings revealed moderate scores for compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout. Findings of compassion satisfaction and burnout were significantly higher for the private sector than for the public sector. It is concluded that nurses are at moderate risk for emotional and psychological challenges and patients may not receive appropriate care.
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