The Relationship Between Intensive Care Nurses' Empathy Levels and Burnout Levels and Compassion Fatigue

April 23, 2026Global Nursing Insights

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The aim is to explore the relationship between empathy levels, burnout, and compassion fatigue among intensive care nurses.
Descriptive, relationship-seeking study design
121 nurses were surveyed at a Training and Research Hospital
Data collection involved three standardized scales: Empathic Tendency Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale.
42.2% of nurses were aged 29-38, with a mean empathy score of 70.56 ± 6.65
A positive relationship between empathy and burnout was observed (p<0.05)
A negative relationship was found between empathy and compassion fatigue, as well as between burnout and compassion fatigue (p<0.05).

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Demirci et al. (2026) studied this question.

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