Studiens syfte var att undersöka vilka erfarenheter kuratorer inom somatisk hälso- och sjukvård har av sympatistress samt undersöka hur kuratorerna upplever arbetssituationen utifrån KASAM. Syftet var också att förstå kuratorernas erfarenheter av sympatistress i relation till kuratorernas arbetssituation utifrån KASAM. Metoden som använts i studien var en kvalitativ intervju där sex kuratorer inom somatisk hälso- och sjukvård har intervjuats enskilt. Studien visade att kuratorerna har erfarenheter av sympatistress. Studien visade också flera indikationer på att det fanns arbetssituationer där kuratorerna hade vissa svårigheter att känna hanterbarhet, begriplighet och meningsfullhet. Det framkom även flera indikationer på att det fanns arbetssituationer där kuratorerna kände hanterbarhet, begriplighet och meningsfullhet. Studiens slutsats var att kuratorerna är utsatta för situationer i arbetet som kan leda till att de utvecklar symptom för sympatistress. / The purpose of this study was to investigate hospital social workers experiences of compassion fatigue as well as examine how they feel and think about their work situation based on KASAM. The purpose was also to understand the hospital social workers experiences of compassion fatigue in relation to the hospital social workers feelings and thoughts about their work situation based on KASAM. The method that was used is a qualitative interview in which six hospital social workers were separately interviewed. The study showed that several hospital social workers have experiences of compassion fatigue. The study also showed several indications that there were work situations where hospital social workers had some difficulties in feeling manageability, comprehensibility and meaningfulness. It also showed several indications that there were work situations where hospital social workers felt manageability, comprehensibility and meaningfulness. The study concluded that the hospital social workers are exposed to situations in their work that can lead to the development of symptoms for compassion fatigue.