ArticleBMC nursing2023
Clinical nurses' compassion fatigue psychological experience process: a constructivist grounded theory study.
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- Digital compassion fatigue and digital empathy in healthcare: mapping the evidence and informing a human-centered clinical framework.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- High prevalence and predictive modeling of compassion fatigue in geriatric nursing practice.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Nurses' lived experiences of spirituality in the workplace: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- The effects of perceived stress on compassion fatigue and SWB in medical interns from vocational colleges: the mediation of social support, psychological resilience, and coping styles.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
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- Heterogeneity of compassion fatigue and its relationship with resilience among nurses: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Relationship between compassion fatigue, medical narrative ability, and retention intention among nurses: a cross-sectional multi-center study.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- The silent strain beyond the screen: conceptualizing digital compassion fatigue in nursing.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The unbroken chain of human relations in the compassionate care of patients with heart failure: a phenomenological study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Establishment and validation of a prediction model for compassion fatigue in nursing students.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Compassion fatigue and loneliness at work in nurses - the mediating role of resilience: a cross-sectional study.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundClinical nurses are susceptible to compassion fatigue when exposed to various types of traumatic events in patients for extended periods of time. However, the developmental process, staging, and psychological responses distinct to each stage of compassion fatigue in nurses are not fully clarified. This study aimed to explore the processes of compassion fatigue and the psychological experiences specific to each phase of compassion fatigue among clinical nurses.
methodsCharmaz's Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology was used in this qualitative research. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 clinical nurses with varying degrees of compassion fatigue from December 2020 to January 2021. Interview data were analyzed using grounded theory processes.
resultsThe data were categorized into five separate categories and 22 sub-categories. This study found that the process of compassion fatigue is dynamic and cumulative, which was classified into five phases: compassion experience period, compassion decrement period, compassion discomfort period, compassion distress period, and compassion fatigue period.
conclusionClinical nurses who experience compassion fatigue may go through five stages that are stage-specific and predictable. The findings can shed light on local and global applications to better understand the problem of nurses' compassion fatigue. The interventions for addressing compassion fatigue in clinical nurses should be stage-specific, targeted, and individualized.
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