scholarly journals The factors of compassion fatigue among guidance counsellors

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhenan Dizon Estacio
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Secondary Trauma Stress ◽  
Stepwise Method ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Trauma Stress

The research was about the compassion fatigue and its contributing factors in guidance counsellors. The sample for the study was 92 guidance counsellors. This study explored factors of compassion fatigue, work-related factors, personality traits and demographic factors utilising the following instruments: professional quality of life scale (ProQOLs), NEO PI-R and demographic questionnaire. The context for the study was different schools in Central Luzon – Region 3, Philippines. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression stepwise method were utilised in the study. Findings indicated that participants had low levels of burnout and low levels of secondary trauma stress as elements of compassion fatigue. Personality traits of the participants identified include low levels of neuroticism, average levels of extraversion, average levels of openness to experience, high level of agreeableness and high levels of conscientiousness. Multiple regression stepwise method confirmed that the personality traits neuroticism, extraversion and agreeableness predict burnout with a variability of 40%. Likewise, salary as work-related factor also predicts burnout with a variability of 4.7%. Similarly, personality trait neuroticism is confirmed to predict secondary trauma stress with a variability of 21.9%. Based on the two elements of compassion fatigue, neuroticism was found out to be the best predictor among the personality traits. Keywords: burnout; compassion fatigue; guidance counsellors; secondary traumatic stress;

scholarly journals Compassion fatigue of funeral directors during and after the first wave of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roel Van Overmeire ◽  
Rose-Lima Van Keer ◽  
Marie Cocquyt ◽  
Johan Bilsen
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Funeral Directors ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background Compassion fatigue has not been studied among funeral directors. Yet, funeral directors have been exposed to the same risks for compassion fatigue as other caregivers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods An online survey was spread two times to 287 employees of funeral home DELA, in Belgium. Once during the height of the first wave of COVID-19 in Belgium, and a second time at the end of the first wave. The professional quality of life-scale 5 (PROQOL-5) was used to measure compassion fatigue, which includes burnout, compassion satisfaction and secondary trauma. Non-parametric tests were performed. Results In total, 104 participants answered the first survey, and 107 the second. Burnout increases from survey 1 to survey 2 (P < 0.001), while compassion satisfaction (P = 0.011) and secondary trauma decrease (P < 0.001). In survey 1, only age (P = 0.007) and gender (P = 0.040) were found to be significantly associated with secondary trauma. In survey 2, having more work experience is associated with having a higher burnout (P = 0.008) and secondary trauma (P = 0.001) score. Neither for burnout (P < 0.001), nor for secondary trauma (P < 0.001) are there any respondents in the highest category. Conclusions Although overall funeral directors do not have acute problems with compassion fatigue, burnout scores increase significantly after the first wave.

scholarly journals The ‘cost’ of caring in policing: From burnout to PTSD in police officers in England and Wales

2020 ◽  
pp. 0032258X2091744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Foley ◽  
Kristina Louise Dawn Massey
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Cumulative Trauma ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Cost

This article looks at secondary trauma of police officers caused by working with traumatised victims, examining what is the true ‘cost of caring’ for police officers in England and Wales. It will discuss common work-related ‘stressors’ in policing and review the concepts commonly associated with secondary trauma such as ‘burnout’, ‘vicarious trauma’, ‘compassion fatigue’, ‘secondary traumatic stress’ and their impact. It will conclude with some recommendations and highlight the serious lack of literature on this topic, making secondary trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in policing an under researched area, particularly in relation to the effects of cumulative trauma in policing.

The Association of Veterans' PTSD with Secondary Trauma Stress among Veterans' Spouses

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 636-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khodabakhsh Ahmadi ◽  
Seddigeh Azampoor-Afshar ◽  
Gholamreza Karami ◽  
Arastoo Mokhtari
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Secondary Trauma Stress ◽  
Trauma Stress

scholarly journals Nurses Compassion Fatigue during the Pilgrim (Al-Hajj) Season

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Usama S. Saleh ◽  
Patricia Jenkins ◽  
Bassem Saleh ◽  
Moath Saleh ◽  
Hiba Abu Sammour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Hajj Season

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Compassion fatigue leads to behavioral, emotional, and physical changes, which affect the nurse, as well as the nurse-patient relationship. The consequences of compassion fatigue are not limited to the personal well-being of nurses but are also associated with poorer patient outcomes, increased thoughts of quitting among nurses, and higher job turnover rates. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The purpose of this study was to examine the risk for compassion fatigue in nurses working a special assignment consisting of 15 consecutive 12-h days during the 1440 (2018) Al-Hajj pilgrimage season in Mecca (Makkah), Saudi Arabia. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This study was a descriptive survey. A convenience sample of 542 nurses working a special nursing assignment during the Al-Hajj pilgrimage was recruited from 2 large metropolitan hospitals located in the center of Mecca. Three online surveys were completed (1) the Demographic Information Form, (2) the Professional Characteristics Information Form, and the (3) Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL 5). <b><i>Results:</i></b> The sample yielded a moderate risk of compassion fatigue (Burnout [BO] [<i>M</i> = 22.5, SD = 5.7], secondary traumatic stress [<i>M</i> = 25.0, SD = 6.4]), and compassion satisfaction (CS) (<i>M</i> = 40.5, SD = 6.0). There was a positive relationship between the number of working days and compassion fatigue (BO [<i>r</i> = 0.16, <i>N</i> = 542, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.01], secondary trauma stress [<i>r</i> = 0.90, <i>N</i> = 542, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.05]), and a negative relationship with CS (<i>r</i> = −0.20, <i>N</i> = 542, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.01). Level of competence (Novice-Expert) was associated with levels of CS (X2 [4, <i>N</i> = 540] = 12.70, <i>p</i> = 0.013) and with levels of BO (X2 [4, <i>N</i> = 540] = 10.48, <i>p</i> = 0.033). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Hospitals need to provide a healthy, supportive, and positive workplace. Nurse managers must provide a compassionate leadership style. Nurses must practice self-compassion and ensure work-life balance.

scholarly journals Positive and negative emotional responses to workrelated trauma of intensive care nurses in private health care facilities

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Elkonin ◽  
Lizelle Van der Vyver
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale

Intensive care nursing is a stressful occupation and nurses are continually subjected to both primary and secondary trauma. Responses may be positive in the form of compassion satisfaction, or negative in the form of compassion fatigue. However, nurses tend to deny the negative impact of secondary trauma which leads to the silencing response and subsequent burnout. This article explores and describes the presence of these emotions and the relationships between them. A quantitative approach with a non-probability sampling method was used. The sample consisted of 30 registered nurses working in private health care intensive care units in East London, Eastern Cape. Data were gathered via the Professional Quality of Life Scale: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Subscales – Revision IV (ProQOL – R-IV) and the Silencing Response Scale and were analysed according to descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients. Findings suggest a high risk for compassion fatigue, a moderate risk for burnout and the silencing response and moderate potential for compassion satisfaction. A marked negative relationship was found between compassion satisfaction and burnout and a substantial positive relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout, as well as compassion fatigue and the silencing response.OpsommingIntensiewesorgverpleging is ‘n stresvolle beroep en verpleegsters word gedurig aan beide primêre en sekondêre trauma blootgestel. Reaksie hierop kan óf positief wees, in die vorm van empatie-tevredenheid, óf negatief, in die vorm van empatie-uitputting. Verpleegsters is egter geneig om die negatiewe impak van sekondêre trauma te ontken,wat gevolglik tot stilswye en uitbranding kan lei. Hierdie artikel ondersoek en beskryf die teenwoordigheid en verwantskap tussen hierdie emosies. ‘n Kwantitatiewe benadering met ‘n nie-waarskynlikheidsteekproefmetode is gebruik. Die steekproef het bestaan uit 30 geregistreerde verpleegsters wat in privaat-intensiewesorgeenhede in Oos-Londen in die Oos-Kaap werk. Data is met behulp van die vierde hersiening van die ’Professional Quality of Life Scale: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Subscales’ en die ’Silencing Response Scale’ingevorder en verwerk met verwysing na beskrywende statistieke en korrelasiekoëffisiente. Die resultate dui op ‘n hoë risiko vir empatie-uitputting, ‘n matige risiko vir uitbranding en die stilswye-reaksie, sowel as ‘n matige potensiaal vir empatie-tevredenheid. ‘n Beduidende negatiewe verwantskap blyk tussen empatie-tevredenheid en uitbranding te bestaan, terwyl ‘n aansienlik positiewe verwantskap tussen empatie-uitputting en uitbranding en empatieuitputting en die stilswye-reaksie bestaan.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Self-Induced Unclassified Therapeutic Tremor for Decreasing Secondary Traumatic Stress among Social Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
Rina Eko Widarsih ◽  
Rahma Widyana ◽  
Siti Noor Fatmah Lailatusifah
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Traumatic Memories ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Secondary Trauma Stress ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Trauma Stress

Secondary traumatic stress symptoms are marked by the emergence of traumatic memories experienced by otherpeople, rejection of the stimulus that triggers traumatic memories, and emotional turmoil. If left untreated, it maylower the quality of service and health of social workers. To lower secondary traumatic stress symptoms, it isnecessary to deliver psychological treatment that can be easily and independently done, is effective and cost-efficient, and universal. As such, Therapeutic Tremor Exercises through Self-Induction are consideredappropriate to respond to this need. This study aims to identify the effect of self-induced unclassified therapeutictremor exercises on reducing secondary traumatic stress levels. This study hypothesizes that there will bedifferences in secondary traumatic stress levels among social workers before and after samples are given self-induced therapeutic tremor exercises. Subjects consisted of female social workers (n = 5) who were indirectlyexposed to traumatic stories of victims for at least 2 hours a week. The study used a single-group pre-post designby comparing secondary trauma stress levels before and after the intervention. The intervention was a one-dayjoint training and 14-day independent training. Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test showed significant differences withZ = -2.023, p = .043, whereby secondary trauma stress levels prior to the intervention (M = 45.4) was higher thanafter the intervention (M = 26.2).

Effect of Meaningful Recognition on Critical Care Nurses’ Compassion Fatigue

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 438-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesly A. Kelly ◽  
Cindy Lefton
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Intent To Leave ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale

Background As caregivers in high-pressure environments, critical care nurses are at risk for burnout and secondary trauma—components of compassion fatigue. Recent findings have increased understanding of the phenomena, specifically that satisfaction and meaningful recognition may play a role in reducing burnout and raising compassion satisfaction; however, no large multisite studies of compassion fatigue have been conducted. Objectives To examine the effect of meaningful recognition and other predictors on compassion fatigue in a multicenter national sample of critical care nurses. Methods A quantitative, descriptive online survey was completed by 726 intensive care unit nurses in 14 hospitals with an established meaningful recognition program and 410 nurses in 10 hospitals without such a program. Site coordinators at each hospital coordinated distribution of the survey to nurses to assess multiple predictors against outcomes, measured by the Professional Quality of Life Scale. Cross-validation and linear regression modeling were conducted to determine significant predictors of burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction. Results Similar levels of burnout, secondary traumatic stress, compassion satisfaction, overall satisfaction, and intent to leave were reported by nurses in hospitals with and without meaningful recognition programs. Meaningful recognition was a significant predictor of decreased burnout and increased compassion satisfaction. Additionally, job satisfaction and job enjoyment were highly predictive of decreased burnout, decreased secondary traumatic stress, and increased compassion satisfaction. Conclusions In addition to acknowledging and valuing nurses’ contributions to care, meaningful recognition could reduce burnout and boost compassion satisfaction.

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