# Compassion fatigue: a challenge to comprehensive health care and SDG 3 under the 2030 Agenda

## TL;DR

This paper explores how compassion fatigue among healthcare workers affects the quality of care and the achievement of global health goals.

## Contribution

It identifies institutional strategies to mitigate compassion fatigue and align healthcare with the 2030 Agenda.

## Key findings

- Compassion fatigue increases clinical errors and staff turnover.
- Lack of institutional support worsens the effects of compassion fatigue.
- Strategies are needed to ensure equitable care aligned with SDG 3.

## Abstract

to analyze the relationship between compassion fatigue among health care professionals and the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, assessing this condition’s impact on the quality of care and the effectiveness of health services.

scoping review performed according to JBI methodological guidance and the PRISMA-ScR checklist, with searches in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and SciELO. Of the 245 studies identified, 20 were included in the final analysis.

findings suggest that compassion fatigue may compromise the quality of care, increase clinical errors and staff turnover, and reduce decision-making capacity. The absence of institutional support can intensify these impacts.

institutional strategies are necessary to mitigate the effects of compassion fatigue among health care professionals and ensure safe, equitable care that aligns with the principles of the 2030 Agenda.

analisar a relação entre a fadiga por compaixão em profissionais de saúde e a implementação do Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 3 (ODS 3) da Agenda 2030, avaliando os impactos dessa condição na qualidade da atenção e na efetividade dos serviços de saúde.

revisão de escopo conforme diretrizes do JBI Brasil e checklist PRISMA-ScR, com buscas nas bases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science e SciELO. Dos 245 estudos identificados, 20 foram incluídos na análise final.

os achados apontam que a fadiga por compaixão pode comprometer a qualidade do cuidado, aumentar erros clínicos e rotatividade de profissionais e reduzir a capacidade de decisão. A ausência de suporte institucional pode intensificar esses impactos.

são necessárias estratégias institucionais para mitigar os efeitos da fadiga por compaixão nos profissionais de saúde e garantir uma atenção segura, equitativa e alinhada aos princípios da Agenda 2030.