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Fatigue of palliative care nursing staff and selected sociodemographic, occupational and cognitive predictors: a cross-sectional study
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“Z Serca Dla Serca” Foundation, Kępie Zaleszańskie, Poland
(Hospice House of Angels for Children)
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Piotrków Academy in Piotrków Trybunalski, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
(Department of Nursing)
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Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
(Department of Family and Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences)
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
(Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Department of Palliative Care)
Online publication date: 2025-01-31
Corresponding author
Karol Czernecki
Fundacja Z Serca Dla Serca, św. Jana Pawła II 7, 37-415 Kępie Zaleszańskie, Poland
HIGHLIGHTS
- Palliative care nurses experience moderate fatigue.
- Nurses with greater social support outside of family show higher fatigue levels.
- Long-term nurses are less fatigued and are better able to manage workloads.
- Fatigue rises with age and is higher in men, urban tenants, and specialized nurses.
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Objectives: The aim of the study is to assess total fatigue levels among nursing staff who provide palliative care services, as well as to identify signifi-
cant sociodemographic, occupational and cognitive predictors of self-perceived fatigue. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was car-
ried out on a study group of 424 nurses that provide health care services in the palliative care units in Poland. The following scales were employed in
the study: Fatigue Assessment Scale, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Perceived Stress at Work
and Professional Quality of Life Scale. Results: The average total fatigue level in the study group was 20.78 (SD = 5.41). There was a positive relation-
ship between gender, age, place of residence, marital status, education, perception of social support, occupational stress, and professional quality of
life and perceived fatigue. In turn, there was a negative relationship between years of service and perception of social support in the "others" category and perceived fatigue. Conclusions: The study’s results show a significant relationship between perceived fatigue and sociodemographic, occupational and cognitive variables. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2025;38(1)