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International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences

2148-2314

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

10.46778/goputeb.1325100

Psychological Counseling and Guidance (Other)

Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık (Diğer)

A Study on Compassion Fatigue in Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemisi Döneminde Sağlık Çalışanlarında Şefkat Yorgunluğu Üzerine Bir İnceleme

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4011-2774

Çakmak

Mehmet Akif

Tokat Merkez TSM Sağlıklı Hayat Merkezi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5007-5022

İlhan

Tahsin

GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ

07 29 2024

12 2 584 612 07 10 2023 02 15 2024

2013

International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences

The aim of this study is to examine compassion fatigue and its sub-dimensions in healthcare professionals on the basis of personal and professional information. The study designed as survey research involved 697 health professionals from a range of professions, mainly nurses, doctors, and midwives. The Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale and Personal Information Form prepared by the researchers were used as data collection instruments. The research data were collected through a digitally created questionnaire form. IBM SPSS 25.0 was used for data analysis. Independent groups t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Kruskal-Wallis H-test were used to answer the problems put forward in the research questions. It was found that compassion fatigue and its subscale scores differed significantly according to gender, education level, occupation, working time (night shift - day shift), intention to leave the job, perceived workload, and job stress. On the other hand, marital status and length of service did not lead to a significant difference in compassion fatigue and subscale scores. The results were discussed in light of the existing research, and recommendations were presented in the final section as part of the findings.

Bu araştırmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanlarında şefkat yorgunluğu ve alt boyutlarını kişisel ve mesleki bilgiler temelinde incelemektir. Tarama modelinin kullanıldığı araştırmada hemşireler, hekimler ve ebeler başta olmak üzere farklı meslek grubundaki 697 sağlık personeli yer almıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Merhamet Yorgunluğu-Kısa Ölçek ve araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan Kişisel Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, dijital olarak oluşturulmuş anket formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Veri analizi için IBM SPSS 25.0 kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada öne sürülen problemleri cevaplamak için bağımsız gruplar t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve Kruskal Wallis H Testi kullanılmıştır. Şefkat yorgunluğu ve alt boyut puanlarının cinsiyet, öğrenim düzeyi, meslek, çalışma durumu (nöbetli-gündüz), işten ayrılma düşüncesi, iş yükü algısı ve iş stresine göre anlamlı farklılaştığı belirlenmiştir. Öte yandan medeni durum ve görev süresinin şefkat yorgunluğu ve alt boyut puanlarında anlamlı bir farklılaşmaya yol açmadığı görülmüştür. Bulgular var olan araştırma sonuçlarına dayanarak tartışılmış ve son bölümde sonuçlar çerçevesinde öneriler sunulmuştur.

COVID-19 Compassion Fatigue Burnout Secondary Traumatic Stress Healthcare Workers

COVID-19 Şefkat Yorgunluğu Tükenmişlik İkincil Travmatik Stres Sağlık Çalışanları

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