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Quality of Life in Nursing Professionals: Burnout, Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction
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The objective of this research was to analyse the quality of life of nursing professionals and its relationship with socio-demographic variables and the work context. A multi-centre, descriptive, cross-sectional design was used. Questionnaires were administered to 1521 nurses working in the Andalusian Public Health System (APHS), Spain. Professional quality of life (ProQOL v. IV) was measured, as well as several socio-demographic and work-related variables. To this end, a descriptive analysis and multiple exploratory analyses were conducted. The levels of compassion fatigue (CF) and burnout (BO) were elevated. The level of compassion satisfaction (CS) was below the estimated mean. Marital status, the healthcare setting, the area where the centre is located, and the work shift are variables associated with CF. According to the multiple linear regression model, the predicting factors for the occurrence of CF were being married, working in primary care, in urban areas, and working a morning/evening/night shift. The variables related to CS were the professional’s age, sex, marital status, the healthcare setting of the centre, the location of the centre, and the work shift. Specifically, according to the exploratory model, the factors that predicted a reduction in CS were working in primary care, in urban areas, and working a morning/evening/night shift. However, being divorced increased CS. BO was influenced only by the work shift. Nursing professionals are exposed to certain factors that may influence professional quality of life. Some of these factors are related to the work context.
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“The most widely used tool to assess CF in nurses is the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale (Ruiz-Fernández, Pérez-García, and Ortega-Galán 2020).”
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- Authors
- Ruiz-Fernández, M. D., Pérez-García, E., & Ortega-Galán, Á. M.
- Affiliations
- Department of Nursing Science, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
- Hospital Infanta Elena, Andalusian Health Service, 21080 Huelva, Spain
- Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-02-15
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1253
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7068555
- OpenAlex
- W3005860473
- Cited by
- 262
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 9
- FWCI
- 64.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- dx.doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RISalud Institutional Health Repository of Andalucía (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva (Universidad de Huelva) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Hispana (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Repositorio de Patentes de la Universidad de Almería (Universidad de Almería) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Provincial Council of Almería, Spain (2019/D15000/850-102/00056)
- Ministry of Health of the Regional Government of Andalusia (AP-0100-2016)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Keywords
- professional quality of life, burnout, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, nurses, shift work, marital status, primary care, urban-rural location, sociodemographic factors, work context, Andalusian public health system
- MeSH terms
- Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Professional, Cross-Sectional Studies, Empathy, Female, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Nurses, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spain
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