Frontline nurses' compassion fatigue and associated predictive factors during the second wave of COVID-19 in Kampala, Uganda

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated contextual factors of compassion fatigue in nurses in Kampala. Design: This study employed a cross-sectional study design. Methods: Participants included 395 nurses. They provided details about their demographic information. Stamm's Professional Quality of Life V-5 was used to assess the levels of compassion fatigue. Statistical analysis included Pearson's chi-square and Fischer's exact test, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. A p-value of <.001).