The Effects of Nurses’ Occupational Identity, Sympathy, and Over-commitment to Patients on Sympathetic Fatigue

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  • Kagetani Yoko
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University
  • Iwanaga Makoto
    Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University

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  • 看護師の職業的アイデンティティ，共感性，患者への過度な関与が共感疲労に及ぼす影響
  • カンゴシ ノ ショクギョウテキ アイデンティティ,キョウカンセイ,カンジャ エ ノ カド ナ カンヨ ガ キョウカン ヒロウ ニ オヨボス エイキョウ

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<p>Sympathetic fatigue in nursing refers to the psychological distress caused by sympathizing with patients. Strong sympathetic fatigue not only creates psychological issues for nurses but might also decrease the nursing quality. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of nurses’ occupational identity, sympathy, and over- commitment to patients on their experience of sympathetic fatigue. It included 308 nurses working in hospitals with more than 100 beds (15 males, 293 females, mean age 36.7±10.71 years).</p><p>The findings were as follows. Occupational identity of the nurses directly decreased personal distress and increased empathetic distress, which were sub-factors of sympathy fatigue. In contrast, occupational identity was found to increase personal and empathic distress mediated by emotional sharing with patients. Additionally, emotional sharing with patients indirectly increased personal distress and empathetic distress mediated by excessive worry about patients.</p>

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