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Osorio, M., (2023). Fatiga por compasión y afectación de la salud mental en personal médico y de enfermería del Hospital San José del Callao durante pandemia por coronavirus 2022 [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/14805
Osorio, M., Fatiga por compasión y afectación de la salud mental en personal médico y de enfermería del Hospital San José del Callao durante pandemia por coronavirus 2022 []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/14805
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title = "Fatiga por compasión y afectación de la salud mental en personal médico y de enfermería del Hospital San José del Callao durante pandemia por coronavirus 2022",
author = "Osorio Chipana, Margot",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2023"
}
The empathetic and supportive connection between professionals and patients can be a source of gratification, but it can also lead to emotional costs for the caregiving professional. Compassion fatigue (CF) emerges when healthcare practitioners experience emotional exhaustion and reduced job satisfaction due to constant exposure to situations of suffering and pain in their patients. This reality can have implications for both the quality of care provided and the mental health of the professionals themselves. Since 2020, following the global spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), healthcare staff have been involved in an unprecedented health crisis that may have impacted their mental health. This research aimed to identify the presence of CF, its characteristics, and its relationship with the impact on the mental health of medical and nursing staff at Hospital San José del Callao during the 2022 COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional correlational descriptive study was conducted, involving medical personnel, nursing staff, and nursing technicians. CF and mental health impact were assessed using the Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction Questionnaire (ProQOL-vIV) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), respectively. A total of 127 healthcare workers participated, with average CF scores of 13.02±6.987 and perceived mental health scores of 2.13±2.914. The majority of participants exhibited a moderate level of CF (46.5%) and an absence of psychopathology (81.9%). A significant, moderate, and positive relationship was found between CF and mental health (rs=.502) among healthcare workers. The importance of safeguarding the mental health of healthcare personnel is emphasized through approaches at both individual and organizational levels.
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