Compassion fatigue in nursing professionals in the context of palliative care

scoping review

Authors

  • Mariana de Sousa Dantas Rodrigues Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf, , Brasil, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf. João Pessoa, PB - Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7296-0455
  • Pablo Leonid Carneiro Lucena Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf, , Brasil, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf. João Pessoa, PB - Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6427-6570
  • Alana Vieira Lordão Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf, , Brasil, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf. João Pessoa, PB - Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1941-6084
  • Brunna Hellen Saraiva Costa Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf, , Brasil, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf. João Pessoa, PB - Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7511-9856
  • Jaqueline Brito Vidal Batista Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf, , Brasil, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf. João Pessoa, PB - Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8107-9763
  • Solange Fátima Geraldo da Costa Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf, , Brasil, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGEnf. João Pessoa, PB - Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6555-8625

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/1415.2762.20210034

Keywords:

Compassion Fatigue, Nurse Practitioners, Palliative Care, Occupational Health

Abstract

Objective: to map scientific evidence on compassion fatigue in Nursing professionals in the
context of palliative care. Method: scoping review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations.
Fourteen articles in English published between 2000 and 2019 were included. The
Preferred Report checklist for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, an extension for scoping
reviews, was used. And the sources of information for obtaining the studies were: Web of Science,
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Latin American and Caribbean
Literature on Health Sciences, US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
and Scientific Electronic Library Online. Results: the evidence revealed important factors for the
management of compassion fatigue, such as: professional training programs, recognition of the
problem and the association with interpersonal relationships in palliative care. Conclusions:
the study highlighted that the advancement of the palliative approach at different levels of care
denotes more vulnerability to compassion fatigue in Nursing professionals, which requires more
investment in educational activities at work as well as more attention from managers. As it is
a significant theme for well-being and care, the evidence identified on compassion fatigue can
support further investigations in the field of mental health of Nursing workers and related areas.

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