Transformative power of suffering and the level of compassion of others' lives among nurses after the earthquake: a cross-sectional study.

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Title: Transformative power of suffering and the level of compassion of others' lives among nurses after the earthquake: a cross-sectional study.
Authors: Ayar, Duygu (AUTHOR), Karasu, Fatma (AUTHOR), Polat, Filiz (AUTHOR), Eriş, Hüseyin (AUTHOR)
Source: Psychology, Health & Medicine. Jun2026, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p1197-1211. 15p.
Subjects: Cross-sectional method, Statistical correlation, Self-evaluation, Scale analysis (Psychology), Academic medical centers, Cronbach's alpha, Data analysis, Compassion, Questionnaires, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Psychological adaptation, Mann Whitney U Test, Descriptive statistics, Research methodology, Research, Statistics, Sociodemographic factors, Data analysis software, Psychology of nurses, Suffering, Natural disasters
Geographic Terms: Turkey
Abstract: This study is conducted to analyze the relationship between the transformative power of suffering among nurses and their compassion level of others' lives after the earthquake. Nurses are under the risk of experiencing a second trauma since they give care for earthquake survivors while they are also survivors at the same time. This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. This study was conducted among 238 nurses. Data of the study were collected with Socio-demographic Form, the Transformative Power of Suffering Scale (TPSS) and Compassion of Others' Lives Scale (COOL). The study was reported following the STROBE. The TPSS mean score of nurses was found as 20.61 ± 7.62, their total mean score of COOL was found as 10.63 ± 2.09. Statistically significant differences were found between the age, gender, working period, position in the unit of nurses and mean scores of TPSS. In the correlation analysis, a weak positive correlation between TPSS and total COOL and its subscales was found. It was found that TPSS mean score of nurses was at medium-level, that COOL total mean score of nurses was at good level and as the transformative power of suffering increased, the compassion of others' lives increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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