Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level

Background: The work of health professionals often involves physical as well as psychological strain. They constantly deal with traumatic situations of pain and suffering, which destabilize the sense of well-being. Compassion fatigue is a feeling that appears in these cases and is related to other v...

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Autores principales:	María Dolores Ruiz Fernández, María-Jesús Lirola, Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo, Rocío Ortíz-Amo, Olivia Ibáñez-Masero, Susana Rodríguez Gómez, Ángela María Ortega-Galán
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	burnout—professional perceived health quality of professional life emotional well-being fatigue public health Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6cee95656cb74ff3a4d709ddc35f04542021-12-01T20:16:21ZEmotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.729624https://doaj.org/article/6cee95656cb74ff3a4d709ddc35f04542021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729624/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Background: The work of health professionals often involves physical as well as psychological strain. They constantly deal with traumatic situations of pain and suffering, which destabilize the sense of well-being. Compassion fatigue is a feeling that appears in these cases and is related to other variables such as burnout or emotional drain.Aims: The principal aim of this project was to deepen the analysis of compassion fatigue and how it could be explained through the relationship with other constructs such as emotional intelligence and perceived health.Methods: This work followed the STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies. In this study 1,521 nurses (Mage = 47.32; SD = 8.44) participated. The responses reported by the nurses were analyzed by classifying them as high or low compassion fatigue and the differences of both groups were analyzed for the variables of emotional intelligence, perceived health and quality of professional life.Results: It was obtained significant differences for all factors except for emotional intelligence factor. A linear regression analysis showed both emotional intelligence and perceived health helped to explain (12%) compassion fatigue.Conclusion: This study provides light on comprehending the conception of compassion fatigue. It highlights the importance of intervention programs that improve the quality of professional life.María Dolores Ruiz FernándezMaría Dolores Ruiz FernándezMaría-Jesús LirolaJuan Diego Ramos-PichardoRocío Ortíz-AmoOlivia Ibáñez-MaseroSusana Rodríguez GómezÁngela María Ortega-GalánFrontiers Media S.A.articleburnout—professionalperceived healthquality of professional lifeemotional well-beingfatiguepublic healthPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic	burnout—professional perceived health quality of professional life emotional well-being fatigue public health Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	burnout—professional perceived health quality of professional life emotional well-being fatigue public health Psychology BF1-990 María Dolores Ruiz Fernández María Dolores Ruiz Fernández María-Jesús Lirola Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo Rocío Ortíz-Amo Olivia Ibáñez-Masero Susana Rodríguez Gómez Ángela María Ortega-Galán Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level
description	Background: The work of health professionals often involves physical as well as psychological strain. They constantly deal with traumatic situations of pain and suffering, which destabilize the sense of well-being. Compassion fatigue is a feeling that appears in these cases and is related to other variables such as burnout or emotional drain.Aims: The principal aim of this project was to deepen the analysis of compassion fatigue and how it could be explained through the relationship with other constructs such as emotional intelligence and perceived health.Methods: This work followed the STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies. In this study 1,521 nurses (Mage = 47.32; SD = 8.44) participated. The responses reported by the nurses were analyzed by classifying them as high or low compassion fatigue and the differences of both groups were analyzed for the variables of emotional intelligence, perceived health and quality of professional life.Results: It was obtained significant differences for all factors except for emotional intelligence factor. A linear regression analysis showed both emotional intelligence and perceived health helped to explain (12%) compassion fatigue.Conclusion: This study provides light on comprehending the conception of compassion fatigue. It highlights the importance of intervention programs that improve the quality of professional life.
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author	María Dolores Ruiz Fernández María Dolores Ruiz Fernández María-Jesús Lirola Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo Rocío Ortíz-Amo Olivia Ibáñez-Masero Susana Rodríguez Gómez Ángela María Ortega-Galán
author_facet	María Dolores Ruiz Fernández María Dolores Ruiz Fernández María-Jesús Lirola Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo Rocío Ortíz-Amo Olivia Ibáñez-Masero Susana Rodríguez Gómez Ángela María Ortega-Galán
author_sort	María Dolores Ruiz Fernández
title	Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level
title_short	Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level
title_full	Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level
title_fullStr	Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level
title_full_unstemmed	Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level
title_sort	emotional intelligence and perceived health related to expressed compassion fatigue: a study in health sector at regional level
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6cee95656cb74ff3a4d709ddc35f0454
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Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Health Related to Expressed Compassion Fatigue: A Study in Health Sector at Regional Level

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