Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research

Ayşe Uluçay Hamarat; Şerife Karagözoğlu

doi:10.51754/cusbed.1670007

Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research

Abstract

Objective: This research aimed to conduct a cross-sectional and descriptive analysis to analyze compassion fatigue, coronavirus burnout level, and the relationship between these two variables in nurses providing care for COVID-19 patients. Material and Methods: The study sample consisted of 342 nurses employed in a Turkish public hospital. The "Introductory Information Form," "Coronavirus Burnout Scale (CBS)," and "Compassion Fatigue-Brief Scale (CF-SS)" were used to collect the study data. Results: In our study, it was determined that the mean score of the nurses' CBS was 28.55±7.87 (min:10; max:50), and the mean total score of the CF-SS was 60.47±23.47 (min:13; max:125). It was found that there was a positive, strong, statistically significant relationship between the mean total scores of the CBS and the CF-SS (r=0.69, p<0.001) and that the nurses' COVID-19 burnout levels increased compassion fatigue 0.693 times (p<0.001). Conclusion: As a result, the study findings revealed that nurses potentially displayed higher COVID-19 burnout and compassion fatigue levels during the pandemic. Although the consequences of the recent COVID-19 period on humans seem to have decreased, the various COVID-19 virus strains and even novel infectious agent-caused pandemics will anticipatingly continue to impact humans globally in the near future. It is recommended in this regard to broaden the scope of pandemic research, reorganize the work environment of the nurses, and implement more practices to protect the mental health of nurses.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ayşe Uluçay Hamarat ^*
0000-0003-2850-991X
Türkiye

Şerife Karagözoğlu
0000-0002-9558-0786
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

August 20, 2025

Publication Date

August 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 8, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1670007

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APA

Uluçay Hamarat, A., & Karagözoğlu, Ş. (2025). Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal, 10(2), 120-128. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1670007

AMA

1.Uluçay Hamarat A, Karagözoğlu Ş. Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025;10(2):120-128. doi:10.51754/cusbed.1670007

Chicago

Uluçay Hamarat, Ayşe, and Şerife Karagözoğlu. 2025. “Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10 (2): 120-28. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1670007.

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Uluçay Hamarat A, Karagözoğlu Ş (August 1, 2025) Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10 2 120–128.

IEEE

[1]A. Uluçay Hamarat and Ş. Karagözoğlu, “Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research”, J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 120–128, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.51754/cusbed.1670007.

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Uluçay Hamarat, Ayşe - Karagözoğlu, Şerife. “Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10/2 (August 1, 2025): 120-128. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1670007.

JAMA

1.Uluçay Hamarat A, Karagözoğlu Ş. Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025;10:120–128.

MLA

Uluçay Hamarat, Ayşe, and Şerife Karagözoğlu. “Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 120-8, doi:10.51754/cusbed.1670007.

Vancouver

1.Ayşe Uluçay Hamarat, Şerife Karagözoğlu. Compassion Fatigue and Coronavirus Burnout Level Among Nurses: Descriptive Research. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025 Aug. 1;10(2):120-8. doi:10.51754/cusbed.1670007