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Sullivan CE, King AR, Holdiness J, et al. Reducing Compassion Fatigue in Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Nurses. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019;46(3):338-347doi: 10.1188/19.ONF.338-347.
Sullivan, C. E., King, A. R., Holdiness, J., Durrell, J., Roberts, K. K., Spencer, C., Roberts, J., Ogg, S. W., Moreland, M. W., Browne, E. K., Cartwright, C., Crabtree, V. M., Baker, J. N., Brown, M., Sykes, A., & Mandrell, B. N. (2019). Reducing Compassion Fatigue in Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Nurses. Oncology nursing forum, 46(3), 338-347. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.ONF.338-347
Sullivan, Courtney E, et al. "Reducing Compassion Fatigue in Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Nurses." Oncology nursing forum vol. 46,3 (2019): 338-347. doi: https://doi.org/10.1188/19.ONF.338-347
Sullivan CE, King AR, Holdiness J, Durrell J, Roberts KK, Spencer C, Roberts J, Ogg SW, Moreland MW, Browne EK, Cartwright C, Crabtree VM, Baker JN, Brown M, Sykes A, Mandrell BN. Reducing Compassion Fatigue in Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Nurses. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019 May 01;46(3):338-347. doi: 10.1188/19.ONF.338-347. PMID: 31007264.
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Oncol Nurs Forum. 2019 May 01;46(3):338-347. doi: 10.1188/19.ONF.338-347.

Reducing Compassion Fatigue in Inpatient Pediatric Oncology Nurses.

Oncology nursing forum

Courtney E Sullivan, Amber-Rose King, Joni Holdiness, Judith Durrell, Kristin K Roberts, Christopher Spencer, Joshua Roberts, Susan W Ogg, Meredith W Moreland, Emily K Browne, Carla Cartwright, Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree, Justin N Baker, Mark Brown, April Sykes, Belinda N Mandrell

Affiliations

  1. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
  2. Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation.
  3. Emory Healthcare.

PMID: 31007264 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.338-347

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To develop an evidence-based compassion fatigue program and evaluate its impact on nurse-reported burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction, as well as correlated factors of resilience and coping behaviors.

SAMPLE & SETTING: The quality improvement pilot program was conducted with 59 nurses on a 20-bed subspecialty pediatric oncology unit at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

METHODS & VARIABLES: Validated measures of compassion fatigue and satisfaction (Professional Quality of Life Scale V [ProQOLV]), coping (Brief COPE), and resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-2) were evaluated preprogram and at two, four, and six months postprogram, with resilience and coping style measured at baseline and at six months postprogram.

RESULTS: Secondary traumatic stress scores significantly improved from baseline to four months. Select coping characteristics were significantly correlated with ProQOLV subscale scores.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Ongoing organizational support and intervention can reduce compassion fatigue and foster compassion satisfaction among pediatric oncology nurses.

Keywords: burnout; compassion fatigue; compassion satisfaction; secondary traumatic stress

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