Name and Surname: assoc. prof. Melita Peršolja, PhD
Links: ARIS 29222
E-mail: melita.persolja@fvz.upr.si

Research facility (research activity location)

Univerza na Primorskem, Fakulteta za vede o zdravju
Zdravstvene ustanove po Sloveniji

Research field according to ARIS classification
Science: Medicine
Field: Public Health

Summary of research topic and field

The purpose of the study is to theoretically, based on foreign and domestic scientific and professional literature, systematically describe compassion fatigue and empirically determine its characteristics among nurses. Compassion fatigue refers to a recognizable set of negative psychological symptoms experienced by individuals providing care while being exposed to either primary trauma (directly experiencing trauma) or secondary trauma (providing care to those experiencing trauma). The research will utilize a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, through surveys and interviews. New instruments will be developed, partly based on the ProQOL questionnaire, which measures professional quality of life. The study will be conducted on a convenience sample of nurses employed in various areas of healthcare in Slovenia. The research will be conducted under the co-supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maša Černelič Bizjak.