Abstract:
The way we practice self-care is critical to our long-term health. This is particularly essential for healthcare professionals who work in high-stress settings. A review of the literature shows that acute care COVID-19 healthcare professionals' psychological discomfort is linked to greater compassion fatigue and its consequences. Compassion fatigue and burnout may lead to patient safety problems, therefore adopting self-care and resilience measures at the person and system level is essential to avoid bad consequences. The PICOT question for this research was: How does the use of a self-care tool (I) compared to existing practice (C) affect compassion fatigue and clinical performance measures (O) over 10 weeks among direct care professionals caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic (P)? (T)? This study used a retrospective-prospective approach to gather quantitative data to look into the relationship between compassion fatigue, self-care adoption, and high-quality patient outcomes. The study aimed for 120 volunteers who worked for a company, but owing to the pandemic, only 26 were able to participate. Participants were asked to fill out pre- and post-surveys to assess compassion fatigue, as well as utilize a self-care tool. The Item Set Comprehensive Assessment Measure quality outcome measure was gathered before and after the instrument was implemented. The project intervention did not result in a statistically significant improvement in total CF scores, according to the results of paired t-tests of pre- and post-surveys. This was most likely due to COVID-19's demands on the participants. This study emphasizes the necessity for a solid foundation for implementing inclusive resilience measures.
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