A cross-sectional survey on compassion fatigue among emergency department nurses in Grade A tertiary hospitals in western China

These data come from a cross-sectional survey on compassion fatigue among nurses in emergency departments at tertiary hospitals in Western China. The research used a cross-sectional type of survey design that comprised 31 tertiary hospitals throughout 12 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities of Western China. An online survey was administered to the registered nurses of the ED of the above-mentioned hospitals during the period between May 30 and October 30, 2025. The inclusion criteria were: (a) registered nurses working in the ED at the time of the survey; (b) a minimum of one year of full-time work in the ED; and (c) volunteerism with written informed consent. The exclusion criteria were: (a) individuals who had previously received compassion fatigue assessment, intervention, or related training; and (b) individuals who were not present on the day when data was collected because of their leave or other studies. To measure the level of CF among nurses, the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)-5 developed by Stamm (Stamm, 2010) in 2010 was applied. There are three dimensions of the scale: compassion satisfaction (CS), burnout (BO), and secondary traumatic stress (STS). ProQOL-C specified cut-off values for three dimensions: CS<37, BO>27, and STS>17. Severity of CF was classified according to these cut-off points: "None" (none of the dimensions exceeds the cut-off points), "Mild" (one dimension exceeds the cut-off points), "Moderate" (two dimensions exceed the cut-off points), and "Severe" (all three dimensions exceed the cut-off points). CF severity was taken as the outcome variable to build the model in this study. It should be noted that the ProQOL is not a diagnostic tool; thus, the cut‑off points and severity stratification criteria used in this study are intended exclusively for model development. Variable coding: Sex: Male = 0, Female = 1 Education: Associate or below = 0, Bachelor’ s degree or above = 1 Professional title: Nurse: Reference group; Staff nurse (dummy1): No = 0, Yes = 1; Charge nurse (dummy2): No = 0, Yes = 1; Associate chief nurse or above (dummy3): No = 0, Yes = 1 Employment type: Permanent staff = 0, Contract staff = 1 Marital status: Unmarried = 0, Married = 1 Having children: No = 0, Yes = 1 Drink: No = 0, Yes = 1 Chronic pain: No = 0, Yes = 1 Insomnia frequency: Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Frequently = 3 Exercise frequency: Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Frequently = 3 Conflict frequency: Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Frequently = 3 Job satisfaction: Very dissatisfied = 1, Dissatisfied = 2, Normal = 3, Satisfied = 4, Very satisfied = 5 Compassion fatigue (CF): None = 0, Mild = 1, Moderate = 2, Severe = 3 Note: There are discrepancies between some variable names in the data table and their official names. For example: title (staff) = staff nurse, title (charge) = charge nurse, title (associate) = associate chief nurse and above, MAAS=Mindfulness, CD_RISC=Resilience, SSRS=Social support, ELSEmotional labor本数据集来源于一项针对中国西部三级医院急诊科（Emergency Department，ED）护士共情疲劳（Compassion Fatigue，CF）的横断面调查。本研究采用横断面调查设计，覆盖中国西部12个省、自治区、直辖市的31家三级医院。2025年5月30日至10月30日期间，研究团队向上述医院急诊科的注册护士发放了线上问卷。 纳入标准如下：（1）调查时正在急诊科工作的注册护士；（2）在急诊科累计全职工作满1年及以上；（3）自愿参与并签署书面知情同意书。 排除标准如下：（1）此前曾接受过共情疲劳评估、干预或相关培训的人员；（2）因休假或其他学习任务未能在数据采集当日参与调查的人员。 为评估护士的共情疲劳水平，本研究采用Stamm于2010年编制的专业职业生活质量量表-5（Professional Quality of Life Scale-5，ProQOL-5）（Stamm, 2010）。该量表包含3个维度：共情满足感（Compassion Satisfaction，CS）、职业倦怠（Burnout，BO）以及继发性创伤应激（Secondary Traumatic Stress，STS）。ProQOL-5针对三个维度设定了临界值：CS<37、BO>27以及STS>17。研究依据上述临界值将共情疲劳严重程度划分为四级："None"（无，所有维度均未超出临界值）、"Mild"（轻度，1个维度超出临界值）、"Moderate"（中度，2个维度超出临界值）以及"Severe"（重度，3个维度均超出临界值）。本研究以共情疲劳严重程度作为建模的因变量。需说明的是，ProQOL并非诊断工具，因此本研究采用的临界值及严重程度分层标准仅用于模型构建。 变量编码规则如下： 性别：男性=0，女性=1 学历：大专及以下=0，本科及以上=1 职称：护士为参照组；护师（虚拟变量1）：否=0，是=1；护士长（虚拟变量2）：否=0，是=1；副主任护师及以上（虚拟变量3）：否=0，是=1 用工类型：在编人员=0，合同制人员=1 婚姻状况：未婚=0，已婚=1 是否育有子女：否=0，是=1 饮酒情况：否=0，是=1 慢性疼痛：否=0，是=1 失眠频率：偶尔=1，有时=2，频繁=3 锻炼频率：偶尔=1，有时=2，频繁=3 人际冲突频率：偶尔=1，有时=2，频繁=3 工作满意度：非常不满意=1，不满意=2，一般=3，满意=4，非常满意=5 共情疲劳（CF）：无=0，轻度=1，中度=2，重度=3 备注：数据表中部分变量名称与官方命名存在差异，例如：title (staff)对应护师，title (charge)对应护士长，title (associate)对应副主任护师及以上；MAAS=正念（Mindfulness），CD_RISC=心理弹性（Resilience），SSRS=社会支持（Social support），ELSEmotional labor=情绪劳动。