Assessment of Compassion Satisfaction among Intensive Care Nurses and Their Association with Burnout and Secondary-Traumatic Stress in Covid-19 Second Wave

Abstract Background: In intensive care units (ICUs), caring for patients who are very sick and supporting their families can have a negative effect on healthcare workers' physical and mental health, as well as their quality of life both personally and professionally. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of compassion satisfaction with burnout and secondary-traumatic stress among nurses working in ICUs in the second wave of COVID-19. Methodology: The study was conducted in Khyber Pakhtankhwa province of Pakistan using a cross-sectional analytical study design. The study participant was a nurse working in the ICU while dealing with patients having COVID-19 in the second wave. The sample size was 207 using the purposive sampling technique. The data was collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire after getting permission from the study setting and ethical review committee. Results: The study involved 207 nurses, with a majority being female (71%). Overall compassion satisfaction was average 2.7 ± 0.43, low burnout (1.5 ± 0.49), and low STS (1.8 ± 0.58). Compassion satisfaction is associated with gender, age, qualification, and experience, while burnout among nurses is associated with gender, age, qualification, and experience, and PTS is associated with age and experience. Conclusion: The study concluded that among the nurses, compassion satisfaction was average, burnout was low, and PTS was low. Moreover, with one point increase in burnout, compassion satisfaction significantly decreases up to -0.294 and 11% of total variation, while PTS is not associated with CS.