[Association between compassion fatigue and the profile of firefighters who work in disasters].

Authors

Chancarlyne Vivian, Elisabete Maria das Neves Borges, Cristina Maria Leite Queirós, Vanessa da Silva Corralo, Samuel Spiegelberg Zuge, Maiara Dais Schoeninger, Letícia de Lima Trindade

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Cadernos de saude publica. Volume 42. Pages e00230525. Epub Jul 27, 2026.

Abstract

This study analyzed compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and burnout levels in firefighters who work in disasters and examined their association with socio-occupational characteristics. This mixed and convergent parallel study was carried out with 555 Brazilian firefighters. In its quantitative stage, participants answered a socio-occupational questionnaire and the Professional Quality of Life Scale. The findings were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. In its qualitative stage, 66 firefighters were interviewed. The results underwent Thematic Analysis, the inferences of which were sequentially analyzed. Participants had higher compassion satisfaction scores, followed by burnout and secondary traumatic stress scores. Integrating these findings shows how socio-occupational characteristics and work in disaster contexts are related to these phenomena, highlighting the importance of recognizing the profile and the multiple factors that can negatively impact the mental health of professionals and/or strengthen preventive strategies for compassion fatigue.

PMID:
42524988
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 29 Jul 2026.

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