title: Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Psychiatric Nurses in Greece.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress/compassion fatigue (STS/CF), burnout (BO) and compassion satisfaction (CS) in psychiatric nurses, and their risk factors. The Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL R-IV) and a demographic and work related characteristics questionnaire were distributed to 174 psychiatric nurses in 12 public hospitals in Greece. The majority of participants were at the high risk category for STS/CF (44.8%) and BO (49.4%), while only 8.1% of nurses expressed high potential for CS. Awareness of the factors associated with STS may help nurses to prevent or offset the development of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: pmangoulia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Polyxeni
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mangoulia
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evmorfia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koukia
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alevizopoulos
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fildissis
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theofanis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katostaras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000068376:Compassion Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires