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Factors associated with compassion fatigue in health personnel from the burn area of a specialized health facility in Lima 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-02-02) Aguilar Vilcherrez, Manuel Eugenio; Cárdenas de Fernández, María Hilda
Objective: To determine the factors associated with compassion fatigue in health personnel in the burn area of a specialized health facility in Lima 2022. Methodology: Deductive, quantitative, observational and analytical study, whose population was composed of 100 health professionals, the Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Subscales - Version IV (ProQOL - vIV) questionnaire was also used as an instrument and to respond to the objectives and hypotheses Chi square test was used. Results: 56% of health personnel are under 38 years old, in addition, 54% did not perform physical activity, 55% of health personnel were nurses and 24% nursing technicians and 14% expressed having experienced traumatic events. . On the other hand, 50% of health collaborators showed a high/medium level of compassion fatigue. In addition, being female (p=0.022) and not performing physical activity (p=0.016) were sociodemographic factors associated with compassion fatigue at a high/medium level, while being a nurse (p=0.027) and the presence of traumatic events (p=0.004) were occupational factors associated with compassion fatigue at a high/medium level. Conclusion: There are factors associated with compassion fatigue in health collaborators (female gender, lack of physical activity, nursing professional, and witnessed traumatic events).