Mobile application technology to limit compassion fatigue in acute care nurses

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  • Seth Williams, BSN-RN, DNP-FNP and Whitney Robertson, PhD, MBA

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Abstract

This project examined the usability and effectiveness of the free Ten Percent Happier mobile application designed to mitigate components of compassion fatigue through meditative, resilience-based interventions. Compassion fatigue is considered a combination of burnout and secondary traumatic stress, and can have a detrimental effect on healthcare workers. Acute care nurses were voluntarily recruited to use the app for 20 days and participate in a pre- and post-intervention survey. Results of independent sample t-tests on the Professional Quality of Life Version 5 (ProQOL-5) scale indicated no significant decrease of burnout (t (13) = -0.11, p = .65, and no significant decrease in secondary traumatic stress (t (12) = -4.34, p = .84) after using the mobile app.

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2022-07-12T15:27:42Z
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TypeDNP Capstone Project
AcquisitionSelf-submission
Review TypeNone: Degree-based Submission
FormatText-based Document
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Evidence LevelQuality Improvement
Research ApproachPilot/Exploratory Study
KeywordsCompassion Fatigue;
Acute-Care;
Mobile-Applications;
Resilience-Based Interventions
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GrantorNebraska Methodist College
AdvisorRobertson, Whitney
LevelDNP
Year2022
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