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April 19, 2026Journal of Global Health0 citationsOpen Access

Mapping global evidence on compassion fatigue among healthcare workers during COVID-19: insights and implications for future preparedness – a scoping review

LGLaston GonahTGThemba G GinindzaKHKhumbulani Hlongwana

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the impacts of compassion fatigue on healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify necessary strategies for future crises.
  • Conducted a scoping review to gather global evidence on compassion fatigue
  • Focused on longitudinal research and multi-level interventions
  • Emphasized the need for inclusive representation in the healthcare workforce
  • Identified compassion fatigue as a significant hazard affecting vulnerable healthcare workers
  • Highlighted the importance of linking individual resilience with organizational policy
  • Suggested comprehensive strategies for safeguarding healthcare worker well-being

Abstract

Compassion fatigue is a multifactorial, context-dependent hazard disproportionately affecting vulnerable HCWs. Effective mitigation requires longitudinal research, inclusive global representation, and multi-level strategies linking individual resilience with organisational reform and policy action to safeguard HCW well-being in current and future crises.

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Gonah et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47282010ef96374d8e797https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.16.04130
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