Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction, and Burnout in Oncology Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Elena Ortega-Campos, Keyla Vargas-Román, Almudena Velando-Soriano, Nora Suleiman-Martos, Guillermo A. Cañadas- de la Fuente, Luis Albendín-García and José L. Gómez-Urquiza
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Elena Ortega-Campos: Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
Keyla Vargas-Román: Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Almudena Velando-Soriano: ZBS Benamaurel, Northeast District of Granada, Andalusian Health Service, 18817 Granada, Spain
Nora Suleiman-Martos: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Calle Cortadura Del Valle S.N., 51001 Ceuta, Spain
Guillermo A. Cañadas- de la Fuente: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida de la Ilustración, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain
Luis Albendín-García: La Chana Health Center, Granada Metropolitan District, Andalusian Health Service, Calle Virgen de la Consolación, 12, 18015 Granada, Spain
José L. Gómez-Urquiza: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Avenida de la Ilustración, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Professionals working in cancer care are exposed to strong sources of stress. Due to the special characteristics of this unit, the appearance of burnout, compassion fatigue, and low compassion satisfaction is more likely. The principal aim was to analyze the levels and prevalence of burnout, compassion fatigue, and low compassion satisfaction in oncology nurses and interventions for its treatment. The search for the systematic review was done in Medline, ProQuest, Lilacs, CINAHL, Scopus, Scielo, and PsycINFO databases, with the search equation “burnout AND nurs* AND oncology AND compassion fatigue”. The results obtained from the 15 studies confirmed that there are levels of risk of suffering burnout and compassion fatigue among nursing professionals, affecting more women and nurses with more years of experience, with nurses from oncology units having one of the highest levels of burnout and compassion fatigue. The oncology nurse sample was n = 900. The meta-analytic estimations were 19% for low compassion satisfaction, 56% for medium and high burnout, BO, and 60% for medium and high compassion fatigue. The increase in cases of burnout and compassion fatigue in nursing staff can be prevented and minimized with a correct evaluation and development of intervention programs, considering that there are more women than men and that they seem to be more vulnerable.

Keywords: burnout; compassion fatigue; meta-analysis; nurses; oncology; oncology nurses; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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