scholarly journals Self-care and Professional Quality of Life: Predictive Factors among MSW Practitioners

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kori R Bloomquist ◽  
Leila Wood ◽  
Kristin Friedmeyer-Trainor ◽  
Hea-Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Limited Basis ◽  
Related Stress

This study explored the effects of self-care practices and perceptions on positive and negative indicators of professional quality of life, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction among MSW practitioners. Results reveal that while social workers value and believe self-care is effective in alleviating job-related stress, they engage in self-care on a limited basis. Findings indicate that MSW programs and employers do not teach social workers how to effectively engage in self-care practice. Various domains of self-care practice contribute differently to indicators of professional quality of life. This study sheds light on the under-studied relationship between social worker self-care and professional quality of life, provides insights into the types of activities practiced and not practiced by MSW practitioners, and identifies gaps between perceived value and effective teaching of self-care. Implications exist for social work educators and employers and the potential to support a healthier, sustainable workforce.

They Care for Others, But What About Themselves? Understanding Self-Care Among DSPs' and Its Relationship to Professional Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Keesler ◽  
Jess Troxel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Direct Support Professionals ◽  
Related Stress

Abstract Direct support professionals (DSPs) are instrumental to the daily operations of organizations that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). With extensive responsibilities, DSPs often experience high levels of stress and burnout that can result in turnover and vacant positions. Self-care is the practice of behaviors that promote well-being, counter work-related stress, and foster resilience. The current study explored self-care and resilience, and their relationship with professional quality of life (i.e., satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress) among DSPs. Using a convenient sample, 153 DSPs (71% female) completed an online survey comprised of multiple measures. Results indicated that DSPs often engaged in self-care behaviors across physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, relational, and workplace domains, however, less than 40% engaged in self-care behaviors directly related to work. On average, DSPs reported high levels of resilience. Collectively, self-care and resilience accounted for 12% to 28% of variance in DSPs' professional quality of life. Given the contribution of self-care to resilience and professional quality of life, an active approach by IDD organizations to foster self-care among DSPs may help promote their longevity and retention.

Serving Students Takes a Toll: Self-Care, Health, and Professional Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Portia Jackson Preston ◽  
Hannah Peterson ◽  
Delia Sanchez ◽  
Athena Corral Carlos ◽  
Aaliyah Reed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Care Health

scholarly journals Predicting Professional Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction in Spanish Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4366
Author(s):  
Noemí Sansó ◽  
Laura Galiana ◽  
Amparo Oliver ◽  
Macià Tomás-Salvá ◽  
Gabriel Vidal-Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Practice Environment ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Professional Quality

Background: Dealing with suffering, grief, and death on a daily basis, together with the particular working conditions, may produce high levels of burnout in nurses, and hinder their well-being. The purpose of this research is to study the effect of self-care and self-compassion on nurses’ professional quality of life and well-being. Methods: The research had a cross-sectional design, used correlational methodology and a structural equation model was hypothesized. Along the study, 210 nurses from the Healthcare Public System of the Balearic Islands, participated. The study took place from June to September 2018. Results: The hypothesized model showed an overall adequate fit. Practice environment predicted both self-care and self-compassion, whereas nursing stress did not. Self-care and self-compassion predicted nurses’ professional quality of life, whereas the practice environment and nursing stress were not predictors. Finally, professional quality of life showed a positive relationship with life satisfaction. Conclusions: The study presents a comprehensive structural equation model in which self-care and self-compassion are the best predictors of nurses’ professional quality of life. A direct relation of professional quality of life and nurses’ well-being has also been found, while controlling for the effects of nurses’ practice environment and stress.

scholarly journals Professional Quality of Life, Engagement, and Self-Care in Healthcare Professionals in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 515
Author(s):  
María Elena Cuartero-Castañer ◽  
Paula Hidalgo-Andrade ◽  
Ana J. Cañas-Lerma
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Care Practices

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of healthcare workers and their professional quality of life. This quantitative cross-sectional study aims at exploring the professional quality of life, work engagement, and self-care of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador. A convenience sample of 117 participants completed an online voluntary and anonymous survey between April and July 2020. It contained a sociodemographic section, the Professional Quality of Life questionnaire V, the work engagement scale, and the scale of self-care behaviors for clinical psychologists. Results show that healthcare workers have an average quality of life with high levels of compassion satisfaction and average levels of compassion fatigue and burnout. Data also indicate that the sample frequently engaged in self-care practices and had high levels of work engagement. The regression analyses reveal that gender, the number of patients per week, the perceived fairness of the salary, among other variables are possible predictors of professional quality of life, frequency of self-care practices, and engagement. This study contributes to the understanding of these variables among healthcare professionals in Ecuador. These results should be considered when planning policies and prevention intervention efforts to promote professionals’ wellbeing.

scholarly journals Palliative Care Professionals’ Inner Lives: Cross-Cultural Application of the Awareness Model of Self-Care

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Amparo Oliver ◽  
Laura Galiana ◽  
Gustavo de Simone ◽  
José M. Tomás ◽  
Fernanda Arena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Quality

Compassionate professional qualities traditionally have not received the most attention in either critical or end of life care. Constant exposure to death, time pressure and workload, inadequate coping with personal emotions, grieving, and depression urge the development of an inner curricula of competences to promote professional quality of life and compassionate care. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the universality of these problems and the need to equip ourselves with rigorously validated measurement and monitoring approaches that allow for unbiased comparisons. The main objective of this study was to offer evidence on the generalizability of the awareness model of self-care across three care systems under particular idiosyncrasy. Regarding the sample, 817 palliative care professionals from Spain, Argentina, and Brazil participated in this cross-sectional study using a multigroup structural equation modeling strategy. The measures showed good reliability in the three countries. When testing the multigroup model against the configural and constrained models, the assumptions were fulfilled, and only two relationships of the model revealed differences among contexts. The hypotheses posited by the awareness model of self-care were supported and a similar predictive power on the professional quality of life dimensions was found. Self-care, awareness, and coping with death were competences that remained outstanding no matter the country, resulting in optimism about the possibility of acting with more integrative approaches and campaigns by international policy-makers with the consensus of world healthcare organizations.

Addressing Nurses' Professional Quality of Life: An Innovative Writing Workshop

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-140
Author(s):  
Rebecca Singer ◽  
Kathryn Kruse ◽  
Susan Swart
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Writing Workshop ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Writing Practice

Nurses' exposure to suffering reduces professional quality of life, negatively impacting patient outcomes, decreasing retention, and weakening the workforce. Tell Well is a creative writing workshop designed to address Professional Quality of Life. Through improvisation, text analysis, writing, and peer-critique, nine registered nurses built a writing practice that can be a self-care tool. A survey measured the extent to which participants integrated writing into their life and their perception of how their relationship with work changed. Tell Well honored nurses' experiences, provided a forum for them to express themselves and their experiences, and encouraged nurses to engage in self-care and discovery.

Australian Chaplains and Their Professional Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 154230502110363
Author(s):  
Sarah Stanford ◽  
Carolyn Timms
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Sense Of Satisfaction

Chaplains often express a sense of satisfaction in helping others. But their work renders them vulnerable to secondary traumatic stress and burnout. We investigated mindful self-care, comparing the experiences of chaplains and other workers. Measures used included mindful selfcare, social support, and professional quality of life. We found self-care practices did not predict the professional quality of life. Lack of supportive structures and mindful awareness predicted burnout. Compassion satisfaction might arise from other sources.

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