La empatía se asocia positivamente con la fatiga por compasión en enfermeras de cuidados intensivos neonatales y pediátricos: Un estudio transversal

Autores/as

  • Birsen Mutlu 1- İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Department of Pediatric Nursing. Istanbul. Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8708-984X
  • Zeynem Yildirim Balkan Namık Kemal University. Faculty of Health Sciences. Department of Nursing. Tekirdağ. Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6487-7448
  • Esra Cumur Başkir İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Department of Pediatric Nursing. Istanbul. Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-3524

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23938/ASSN.1171

Palabras clave:

Desgaste por Empatía, Empatía, Enfermeras, Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Pediátrico, Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal

Resumen

Fundamento. El objetivo es analizar la relación entre empatía y fatiga por compasión en personal de enfermería de unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales y pediátricos, y su relación con otras variables.

Métodos. Estudio transversal realizado en personal de enfermería de cuidados intensivos neonatales y pediátricos de tres hospitales turcos. Se recogieron características sociodemográficas y profesionales, y se administaron la Escala de Empatía de Jefferson y la Escala Breve de Fatiga por Compasión. Se analizó la relación de empatía y fatiga por compasión con las distintas variables, y la relación entre empatía y fatiga por compación mediante correlación y regresión lineal.

Resultados. Participó el 90,3% del personal (n=65). La edad media fue 31,88 (rango=23-47) y el 98,5 eran mujeres. La puntuación media de empatía fue 79,77±8,69 y la de fatiga por compasión fue 52,09 ±20,44. Ambas variables mostraron una correlación positiva, moderada y significativa (r=0,484). La empatía predijo significativamente la fatiga por compasión (R²=0,222; B=1,139; IC95%: 0,621-1,657; p<0,001). Las enfermeras que eligieron voluntariamente la profesión presentaron menor fatiga por compasión (49,14±19,39 vs. 61,93±21,42; p=0,032). Trabajar más de 50 horas semanales aumentó la empatía (84,06±11,58 vs 78,82±6,46; p=0,046) pero no se relacionó con la fatiga por compasión.

Conclusión. Mayores puntuaciones de empatía se asociaron con mayores puntuaciones de fatiga por compasión en personal de enfermería de unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales/pediátricos . La elección voluntaria de la profesión se relacionó con menor fatiga por compasión, mientras que las jornadas laborales prolongadas se asociaron con mayor empatía.

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Biografía del autor/a

Birsen Mutlu, 1- İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Department of Pediatric Nursing. Istanbul. Turkey

İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Department of Pediatric Nursing. Istanbul. Turkey https://ror.org/01dzn5f42

Zeynem Yildirim Balkan, Namık Kemal University. Faculty of Health Sciences. Department of Nursing. Tekirdağ. Turkey

Namık Kemal University. Faculty of Health Sciences. Department of Nursing. Tekirdağ. Turkey             https://ror.org/01a0mk874

Esra Cumur Başkir, İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Department of Pediatric Nursing. Istanbul. Turkey

İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Department of Pediatric Nursing. Istanbul. Turkey https://ror.org/01dzn5f42

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21-08-2026

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Mutlu B, Yildirim Balkan Z, Cumur Başkir E. La empatía se asocia positivamente con la fatiga por compasión en enfermeras de cuidados intensivos neonatales y pediátricos: Un estudio transversal. An Sist Sanit Navar [Internet]. 21 de agosto de 2026 [citado 4 de septiembre de 2026];49(2):e1171. Disponible en: https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/ASSN/article/view/120852

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