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Table 3 Main results of reviewed studies

From: Compassion fatigue in healthcare providers: a scoping review

Author, year

Tools

Scores

Antecedents

Consequences

Austin, 2021 [35]

Inability to cope with rapid change

Decreased social interactions

Carmassi, 2022 [40]

ProQOL 5

11.3 ± 4.2

Psychiatric comorbidities

Cheng, 2021 [23]

CFSS

48.79 ± 25.95

Psychiatric comorbidities

Negative behavioural intentions towards patients

Cuartero-Castaner, 2021 [41]

ProQOL 5

24.84 ± 7.4

Decrease in hardiness

Working with emotionally tolling cases

Hochwarter, 2022 [36]

CFS

3.25 ± 1.63

Psychiatric comorbidities

Inability to cope with rapid change

Kase, 2022 [37]

CFST

18.32 ± 0.6

Kaya, 2022 [24]

WRQoL

1.67 ± 0.90

Less work experience

Working with emotionally tolling cases

Lower job satisfaction

Reduced professional commitment

Kong, 2022 [38]

Inability to cope with rapid change

Fear of infection

Increased workload

Increased working hours

Kottoor, 2022 [25]

CFSS

33.63 ± 22.59

Fear of infection

Labrague, 2021 [39]

CFS

2.213 ± 0.979

Lower job satisfaction

Reduced professional commitment

Negative behavioural intentions towards patients

Moreno-Mulet, 2021 [26]

ProQOL 5

26.5 ± 6.2

Inability to cope with rapid change

Fear of infection

Increased workload

Increased working hours

Lack of access to PPEs

Nishihara, 2022 [27]

Increased workload

Increased working hours

Perez-Chacon, 2021 [28]

ProQOL 5

21.16 ± 7.95

Excessive empathetic engagement, sensitive sensory processes, and overidentification

Ramaci, 2020 [29]

ProQOL 5

Increased workload

Stigma

Ruiz-Fernandez, 2020 [30]

ProQOL 5

20.5 ± 7.95

Psychiatric comorbidities

Working with emotionally tolling cases

Ruiz-Fernandez, 2021 [42]

ProQOL 5

19.86 ± 7.62

Excessive empathetic engagement, sensitive sensory processes, and overidentification

Stevenson, 2021 [31]

CFSS

Working with emotionally tolling cases

Su, 2021 [43]

ProQOL 5

20.9 ± 7.6

Psychiatric comorbidities

Zakeri, 2022 [33]

ProQOL 5

49.70 ± 11.35

Missouridou, 2021 [34]

ProQOL 5

22.46 ± 6.76

Inability to cope with rapid change

Psychiatric comorbidities

Feelings of guilt, powerlessness, and frustration

Amir, 2022 [13]

ProQOL 5

Increased workload

Increased working hours

Working with emotionally tolling cases

Yilmaz, 2022 [48]

ProQOL 5

16.09 ± 8.27

Fear of infection

Spiridigliozzi, 2022 [49]

ProQOL 5

Inability to cope with rapid change

Gribben, 2023 [53]

CFST

18.6 ± 0.5

Working with emotionally tolling cases

Fear of infection

Inability to cope with rapid change

Social isolation

  1. Tools: CFSS Compassion Fatigue Short Scale ([range: 13–130], CFS Compassion Fatigue Scale [low: <  = 30; moderate: 31–35; high: >  = 36], ProQoL 5 Professional Quality of Life Scale Version 5 ([low: =  < 22; moderate: 23–41; high: >  = 42], WRQoL Work-Related Quality of Life Scale [low: =  < 74; moderate: 75–81; high: >  = 82], and CFST Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction Self-Test [low: <  = 30; moderate: 31–35; high: >  = 36]