ArticleBMC nursing2026
The relationship between compassion fatigue and perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care in intensive care unit nurses: a cross-sectional study.
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backgroundIntensive care units (ICUs) are high-stress environments that significantly predispose nurses to compassion fatigue, affecting both their well-being and the quality of patient care. Spirituality and spiritual care are often considered potential coping mechanisms; however, their specific relationship with compassion fatigue remains under-explored in the ICU context.
aimThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between compassion fatigue and the perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care among nurses working in intensive care units. STUDY
designThis descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study was conducted between March 15 and April 30, 2023, in all intensive care units of Gaziantep University Research and Practice Hospital in southeastern Türkiye. A non-probability total population sampling method was used, targeting all ICU nurses at the facility. The final sample consisted of 122 nurses who participated voluntarily. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, the Short-Form Compassion Fatigue Assessment, and the Spiritual Care and Spirituality Perception Instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods in SPSS 25.0 (IBM, New York, USA).
resultsThe mean age of the participating nurses was 30.49±6.30 years, and their mean duration of work in the intensive care units was 5.24±4.18 years. The mean total score of the Compassion Fatigue Assessment was 62.63±29.41, while the mean total score on the Spiritual Care and Spirituality Perception Instrument was 42.33±6.87. No significant relationship was found between compassion fatigue and the total score of the Spiritual Care and Spirituality Perception Instrument or most of its subscales. However, a weak but statistically significant positive correlation was identified only between compassion fatigue and the religiosity subscale (r=0.20).
conclusionThis study did not demonstrate a significant relationship between compassion fatigue and overall spirituality and spiritual care perception. Instead, the only significant but weak association was observed between compassion fatigue and the religiosity subscale. These findings suggest that while religiosity may be related to compassion fatigue, overall spirituality and spiritual care perception is not significantly associated with compassion fatigue in intensive care nurses. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.
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