Hospital Practices and Research

Abstract Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 has put more pressure on the medical staff.
Objectives: The current study was performed to determine the role of emotional exhaustion on self-compassion in nurses via the mediation of empathy during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Methods: The present study was a descriptive and analytical study conducted on 150 nurses working in Al-Zahra and Kashani hospitals in Isfahan, Iran in 2021. The data were collected by three standard questionnaires of Emotional exhaustion (Chen), Self-compassion (Neff), and Empathy (Davis) and were analyzed in SPSS version 24 and LISREL8 software.
Results: The results of the study revealed that the three variables of self-compassion, empathy and emotional exhaustion are not significantly different according to the demographic characteristics of nurses (P>0.05). There was a direct and significant relationship between empathy and emotional exhaustion (P<0.05). Ultimately, the proposed model has a good fit and in the direct and indirect relationships of the model, the role of empathy as a mediator between emotional exhaustion and self-compassion is confirmed.
Conclusion: In line with the obtained results, it is suggested that considering the spread of a deadly infectious disease, appropriate educational measures and strategies should be implemented to promote or boost the spirit of empathy among health sector employees, especially nurses.

Abstract Background: Resilience refers to human ability for adapting to disasters, traumas, pain, and suffering from important troubles and stressors in life.
Objectives: Regarding the fact that people are continuously exposed to various physical and mental health traumatic stimuli, this study aimed to investigate the resilience correlations in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers.
Methods: The study was descriptive-correlation which examined 15 individuals for each scale and subscale. Therefore, 150 EMS workers were selected for this study.
Results: All four variables, including resilience, self-control, problem-solving style, and self-compassion, were above average. Resilience had a positive and significant correlation with self-control, problem-solving, creativity, confidence in problem-solving, and tendency (a subscale of problem-solving). Self-control had a positive and significant correlation with self-compassion. The final model was as resilience = 0.454 + 41.317 [15.941+ 0.622 (self-compassion)] + 3.453 (tendency) + 3.255 (creativity).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, it is suggested to strengthen four variables of resilience, self-compassion, self-control, and problem-solving styles in the EMS personnel.