Prevalence of Compassion Fatigue among Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients in Selected Hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMulwa, David
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-05T07:04:06Z
dc.date.available2023-04-05T07:04:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.descriptionMASTER OF ARTS in Counseling Psychologyen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study determined the prevalence of compassion fatigue among caregivers in selected hospitals in Nairobi County in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to establish factors that cause compassion fatigue to caregivers of terminally ill patients, analyze psychosocial factors that affect caregivers of terminally ill patients and examine factors that mitigate effects of compassion fatigue on caregivers of terminally ill patients. This study was guided by two theories: Social Support Theory and Social Cognitive Theory. The research had a descriptive survey design, with target population of 393 caregivers and a sample size of 68 participants obtained from it. Participants were purposefully selected using random sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaires and key informant interviews. Data was analyzed using SPSS (version 25) and Microsoft 365 excel. The findings showed that compassion fatigue was significantly prevalent among caregivers of terminally ill patients. The study showed that giving emotional support to the critically ill at workplace was the main cause of compassion fatigue to nurses. Secondly, lack of giving emotional support to the nurses themselves at both home and place of work made the situation worse. The other reason for compassion fatigue was lack of emotional support from family and colleagues while doing their duties. Based on the finding ten approaches were suggested by the respondent as effective methods to checking compassion fatigue among caregivers of terminally ill patients. The study recommended adequate surveillance of the state of compassion fatigue among caregivers of terminally ill patients with consistent debriefing of caregiver being done consistently. It was realized that every caregiver should be given some form of support system to assist them cope with the effects of compassion fatigue, while giving care to patients with terminal illnesses.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSchool of Applied Human Sciences of Daystar Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationMulwa.D(2022).Prevalence of Compassion Fatigue among Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients in Selected Hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya:Daystar University School of Applied Human Sciences(Thesis)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4053
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDaystar University School of Applied Human Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectCompassionen_US
dc.subjectFatigueen_US
dc.subjectCaregiversen_US
dc.subjectTerminally Ill Patientsen_US
dc.subjectSelected Hospitalsen_US
dc.subjectNairobi Countyen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Compassion Fatigue among Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients in Selected Hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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