Beyond linear evidence: The curvilinear relationship between secondary traumatic stress and vicarious posttraumatic growth among healthcare professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar ◽  
Naved Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth

scholarly journals The Role of Healthcare Professionals’ Passion in Predicting Secondary Traumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth in the Face of COVID-19: A Longitudinal Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4453
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Moreno-Jiménez ◽  
Luis Manuel Blanco-Donoso ◽  
Evangelia Demerouti ◽  
Sylvia Belda Hofheinz ◽  
Mario Chico-Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Preventative Measures ◽  
The Face

COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of healthcare professionals suffering from Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS). However, the difficulty of this crisis may lead these professionals to display personal resources, such as harmonious passion, that could be involved in posttraumatic growth. The goal of this study is to examine the STS and posttraumatic growth among healthcare professionals and the demands and resources related to COVID-19. A longitudinal study was carried out in April 2020 (T1) and December 2020 (T2). The participants were 172 health professionals from different health institutions and they reported their workload, fear of contagion, lack of staff and personal protection equipment (PPE), harmonious passion, STS and posttraumatic growth. The results revealed that workload and fear of contagion in T2 were positive predictors for STS, whereas harmonious passion was a negative predictor. Fear of contagion of both times seemed to positively predict posttraumatic growth, as well as harmonious passion. One moderation effect was found concerning the lack of staff/PPE, as posttraumatic growth was higher when the workload was high, especially in those with a high lack of staff/PPE. All in all, these findings pointed out the need for preventative measures to protect these professionals from long-term negative consequences.

Secondary traumatic stress and secondary posttraumatic growth in a sample of Dutch police family liaison officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 570-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J.J. Kunst ◽  
M.C. Saan ◽  
L.J.A. Bollen ◽  
K.F. Kuijpers
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress

scholarly journals Professional quality of life and resilience in emergency department healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 102490792110491
Author(s):  
Cho Lee Wong ◽  
Bun Young ◽  
Berachah Sze Chung Lui ◽  
Alice Wai Yi Leung ◽  
Jerome Lok Tsun So
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality

Background: The professional quality of life of healthcare professionals in emergency departments may be compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: This study aims to examine professional quality of life and resilience as well as their relationships among emergency department healthcare professionals in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional design. Healthcare professionals (doctors and nurses) working in emergency departments in Hong Kong were recruited via snowball sampling. The Professional Quality of Life Scale, version 5, and the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were used to assess their positive (compassion satisfaction) and negative (secondary traumatic stress and burnout) aspects of professional quality of life and self-reported resilience. Socio-demographics and work-related characteristics were also analysed. Results: A total of 106 participants provided valid responses. The results showed an overall moderate level of compassion satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress and burnout among emergency department healthcare professionals. The mean score of the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale was 23.8. Backward linear regression analyses revealed self-reported resilience was the only significant predictor of compassion satisfaction (regression coefficient B = 0.875; p < 0.001), secondary traumatic stress (B = −0.294, p < 0.001) and burnout (B = −0.670; p < 0.001), explaining 70.6%, 18.5% and 59.8% of total variance, respectively. Conclusion: Emergency department healthcare professionals in Hong Kong experienced an overall moderate level of professional quality of life during the COVID-19 outbreak. Those with a higher level of self-reported resilience had better compassion satisfaction and lower levels of secondary traumatic stress and burnout. The results support the importance of developing interventions that foster resilience among this group of emergency department healthcare professionals to combat COVID-19.

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