TY - JOUR
T1 - The Design and Validation of a Compassion Fatigue Scale in Peruvian Nurses
AU - Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe
AU - Mamani-Benito, Oscar
AU - Turpo Chaparro, Josué E.
AU - Chávez Sosa, Janett V.
AU - Lingan, Susana K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - The objective of this study was to design and validate the Compassion Fatigue Scale (EFat-Com) in Peruvian nurses. Methods: A 13-item scale was designed using qualitative procedures and expert judgment. This version was administered to 201 nursing professionals using an electronic form along with two other measures: the Patient Health Questionnarie-2 and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: Exploratory factor analysis supported the existence of two factors with factor loadings > 0.54. Confirmatory factor analysis of the two-factor model yielded satisfactory fit indices after the elimination of two items. Regarding concurrent validity, a positive relationship was obtained between the EFat-Com and the measure of depression; however, no correlation was found with the measure of life satisfaction. The internal consistency was 0.807 for the total scale, 0.79 for Factor 1, and 0.83 for Factor 2. Conclusions: The EFat-Com showed adequate psychometric properties with respect to content-based validity evidence, internal structure, and reliability. Therefore, the instrument can be used in research and professional settings. However, it is essential to continue studying the validity evidence in other contexts.
AB - The objective of this study was to design and validate the Compassion Fatigue Scale (EFat-Com) in Peruvian nurses. Methods: A 13-item scale was designed using qualitative procedures and expert judgment. This version was administered to 201 nursing professionals using an electronic form along with two other measures: the Patient Health Questionnarie-2 and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: Exploratory factor analysis supported the existence of two factors with factor loadings > 0.54. Confirmatory factor analysis of the two-factor model yielded satisfactory fit indices after the elimination of two items. Regarding concurrent validity, a positive relationship was obtained between the EFat-Com and the measure of depression; however, no correlation was found with the measure of life satisfaction. The internal consistency was 0.807 for the total scale, 0.79 for Factor 1, and 0.83 for Factor 2. Conclusions: The EFat-Com showed adequate psychometric properties with respect to content-based validity evidence, internal structure, and reliability. Therefore, the instrument can be used in research and professional settings. However, it is essential to continue studying the validity evidence in other contexts.
KW - compassion fatigue
KW - factor analysis
KW - nurses
KW - Peru
KW - statistical
KW - validation study
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Humans
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Factor Analysis, Statistical
KW - Nurses
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Compassion Fatigue
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph20126147
DO - 10.3390/ijerph20126147
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 37372733
AN - SCOPUS:85163645990
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 20
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 12
M1 - 6147
ER -
