The effect of compassion on psychological resilience: a study of healthcare professionals

Abstract

Healthcare professionals must be compassionate when providing care to patients. When the scientific studies are examined, it is clearly stated that the psychological resilience of the health workers who witness the bad events experienced by the patients is affected. This study aimed to reveal the state of compassion and psychological resilience in health workers. The study was conducted online with 328 people from 7 regions of Turkey with different socio-demographic characteristics with snowball sampling method. In our findings, it was determined that there was a weak negative significant relationship between compassion and psychological resilience. Accordingly, it can be said that as their state of compassion increases, their psychological resilience decreases. It was also found that the compassion levels of health workers were moderate. As a result, it is recommended to organize and maintain training programs to strengthen the psychological resilience of health workers who are trying to provide compassionate care under intense and stressful working conditions.