Displaced Syrian Mental Health Workers: An Investigation of Professional Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aseel Hamid ◽  
Katrina Scior ◽  
Walid Abdul-Hamid ◽  
Amanda C de C Williams
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality

Abstract This study investigates levels of secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and compassion satisfaction in Syrian mental health workers (MHWs) in a low-resource post-conflict environment. Sixty-one Syrian MHWs completed a cross-sectional questionnaire, in Arabic, incorporating the professional quality of life (ProQOL) scale. Our Arabic-translated ProQOL scale showed acceptable internal consistency estimates of reliability for all subscales. Relative to population norms and other samples of MHWs, the Syrian MHWs showed similar levels of burnout and higher levels of secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction. Those with no psychology-related educational background showed significantly higher secondary traumatic stress and burnout scores and significantly lower compassion satisfaction scores relative to those with a relevant educational background. Our findings indicate acceptable levels of ProQOL in Syrian MHWs, with the exception of those with no educational background in psychology. Training Syrian MHWs, with an emphasis on increasing the availability of educational training and adequate supervision and support, provides a sustainable solution to the provision of culturally and language-specific care in low-resource conflict settings.

Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Critical Care Nurses in Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Salimi ◽  
Vahid Pakpour ◽  
Azad Rahmani ◽  
Marian Wilson ◽  
Hossein Feizollahzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality

Introduction: This study investigated the relationship between compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among Iranian nurses working in critical care units. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive survey using the Professional Quality of Life instrument was administered to 400 nurses working in the intensive care units of Iranian hospitals. Results: High risk levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress existed among 42% and 96% of participants, respectively. Significant positive relationships were detected between burnout and secondary traumatic stress. An inverse relationship was detected between measures of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction. Discussion: To ensure culturally congruent care, it is important to evaluate professional quality of life within the context of specific cultures and societies. Iranian critical care nurses are at risk for burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Personal self-care and organizational wellness approaches that consider cultural norms should be designed to boost compassion satisfaction and reduce negative effects of stressful work environments.

A study of the relationship between resilience, burnout and coping strategies in doctors

2017 ◽  
Vol 94 (1107) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Scott McCain ◽  
Nicola McKinley ◽  
Martin Dempster ◽  
W Jeffrey Campbell ◽  
Stephen J Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Maladaptive Coping ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Professional Quality

Purpose of the studyThe aim of this study was to measure resilience, coping and professional quality of life in doctors.Study designA cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire in a single National Health Service trust, including both primary and secondary care doctors.Results283 doctors were included. Mean resilience was 68.9, higher than population norms. 100 (37%) doctors had high burnout, 194 (72%) doctors had high secondary traumatic stress and 64 (24%) had low compassion satisfaction. Burnout was positively associated with low resilience, low compassion satisfaction, high secondary traumatic stress and more frequent use of maladaptive coping mechanisms, including self-blame, behavioural disengagement and substance use. Non-clinical issues in the workplace were the main factor perceived to cause low resilience in doctors.ConclusionsDespite high levels of resilience, doctors had high levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Doctors suffering from burnout were more likely to use maladaptive coping mechanisms. As doctors already have high resilience, improving personal resilience further may not offer much benefit to professional quality of life. A national study of professional Quality of Life, Coping And REsilience, which we are proposing to undertake, will for the first time assess the UK and Ireland medical workforce in this regard and guide future targeted interventions to improve professional quality of life.

scholarly journals Professional quality of life as potential mediators of the association between anxiety and depression among Chinese health-care clinicians

2020 ◽  
pp. 009121742091339
Author(s):  
Guojun Xie ◽  
Wendy Li ◽  
Brett McDermott
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Tripartite Model ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality

Objective Building upon the tripartite model of anxiety and depression, the current study aims to examine mechanisms of comorbidity between anxiety and depression using the ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life; including the constructs of burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction) in a sample of Chinese health-care clinicians. Method A randomized cross-sectional survey was distributed to 1620 participants who were recruited from eight state-owned hospitals in a city in southern China between January and May 2017. A total of 1562 questionnaires were returned (a response rate of 96.4%). After the cases with more than 10% missing variables and multivariate outliers being removed, 1423 valid cases remained. Multiple mediator models were used for mediation analysis that was conducted using the PROCESS v3.1 macro for SPSS. Results The indirect effects of anxiety upon depression through burnout (a1 = . 601 (95% confidence interval (CI): .552, .650), p < .001; b1 = .137 (95% CI: .101, .174), p < .001) and compassion satisfaction (a3= −.297 (95% CI: −.352, −.241), p < .001; b3 = −.069 (95% CI: −.100, −.039), p < .001) were significant, while there was no evidence that anxiety influenced depression by changing secondary traumatic stress. The indirect effects of depression upon anxiety through secondary traumatic stress (a2 = . 535 (95% CI: .483, .588), p < .001); b2 = .154 (95% CI: .120, .188), p < .001) were both positive and significant, while there was no evidence that depression influenced anxiety by changing burnout and compassion satisfaction. Conclusions In the current sample, burnout and compassion satisfaction mediated the effect of anxiety upon depression and secondary traumatic stress mediated the effect of depression upon anxiety. The findings of the current study offer support to the tripartite model.

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.

scholarly journals PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE AND COPING IN A REFERENCE HOSPITAL FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thayane Martins Dornelles ◽  
Andreia Barcellos Teixeira Macedo ◽  
Sônia Beatriz Cocaro de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
And Coping

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the relationship between professional quality of life scores and coping strategies in the multidisciplinary health team that assists children and adolescents victims of sexual violence. Method: a cross-sectional study carried out in a public hospital of Porto Alegre, Brazil. Data collection took place from July to October 2018, using the Professional Quality of Life Scale and the Inventory of Coping Responses at Work. The analysis was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient. Regression was used for independent variables with p ≤ 0.05 in the bivariate analyses. Results: the professionals showed a medium level in the compassion satisfaction dimension (54.2%), medium level for secondary traumatic stress (50.8%), and medium level for Burnout (61%). Regarding the coping strategies, the decision-making strategy showed a weak correlation with the compassion satisfaction dimension (0.261), and the emotional extravasation strategy showed a moderate correlation with secondary traumatic stress (0.485) and Burnout (0.399). The female gender was associated with secondary traumatic stress (p=0.002). Conclusion: the identification of coping strategies such as decision-making can help the professionals to increase the levels of compassion satisfaction. In situations of suffering in daily work, management to avoid emotional extravasation should take place, preventing high levels of compassion fatigue. Such information is important to support public policies on occupational health, as well as programs to promote occupational health.

An investigation of the prevalence of compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and burnout in those working in animal-related occupations using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL) Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 276-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah L Scotney ◽  
Deidre McLaughlin ◽  
Helen L Keates
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
The Mean

Background: Animal-related occupational stress and compassion fatigue are important issues as they can have a negative impact on employee mental wellbeing, workplace productivity and morale. The impacts of these conditions are notable and have become more recognised by those who are employed in animal-related occupations. Aims: This study aims to investigate the incidence of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (burnout and secondary traumatic stress) in those working in animal-related occupations using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL) Scale. Methods: Data were collected from 229 employees from a range of animal-related occupations using an anonymous self-report survey. Results: Most respondents were employed in veterinary practice (either veterinarians or veterinary nurses/technicians) and 85% of all respondents were female. 42% of participants were between 26 and 35 years of age and, 71% had been working in animal-related occupations between 1 and 10 years. Most participants scored in the mean or top quartile on the compassion satisfaction scale; however, about a quarter reported a score which indicated that they were deriving less satisfaction from their work. Low burnout was reported by 78% of participants; however, 21% of participants had a score which indicated that they were at higher risk of burnout. Low or average symptoms of secondary traumatic stress was reported by 74% of participants; however, 25.8% were at risk of secondary traumatic stress. While most of the surveyed population scored in the mean or top quartile on the compassion satisfaction scale, all of the occupational categories reported experiencing the negative aspects of caring: burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Conclusion: The prevalence of compassion fatigue demonstrated in these results should be a major concern in animal-related occupations and thus, be used as a beneficial, contextualised resource to inform resilience training programmes and preventative strategies specifically targeted towards those working in animal-related occupations.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE (PROQOL) GURU ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
Dewa Ayu Inten Purnamasari ◽  
Heryanti Satyadi ◽  
Rostiana Rostiana
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality

Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) is a topic that has been growing for the last 20 years. Stamm is an expert who is developing theoretical concepts and its instrument in 2010. ProQOL explains individual’s perceptions professional quality of life, which consists of two aspects. Compassion Satisfaction (CS) is the positive aspect where someone is able to feel positive feelings such as altruism while working and Compassion Fatigue (CF) is the negative ones, where someone feels uncomfortable which can leads to Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) symptoms. Most of study has investigated ProQOL among health caring professional, therefore this study aims to overview ProQOL among special education teachers. Uses quantitative-non experimental design, this study involves 171 special education teachers as participants. Based on the collected data, it shows that individual’s perceptions about the quality of life as a special education teacher tends to be positive. However, this is not necessarily followed by low STS and burnout rates. This study found that around 77% teachers were at moderate to high burnout levels, while 72% also had moderate to high STS levels. Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) merupakan sebuah topik yang sudah berkembang sejak 20 tahun terakhir. Seorang ahli bernama Stamm telah berjasa dalam mengembangkan konsep teoretis ProQOL beserta alat ukurnya pada tahun 2010. ProQOL menjelaskan persepsi individu mengenai kualitas hidup profesionalnya, yang terdiri dari dua aspek. Compassion Satisfaction (CS) merupakan aspek positif dimana individu mampu merasakan perasaan positif, altruisme terkait perkerjaannya dan Compassion Fatigue (CF) yang merupakan aspek negatif, dimana individu merasa tidak nyaman dalam menjalankan pekerjaannya yang berujung pada gejala Burnout dan Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS). Oleh karena sebagian besar penelitian mengenai ProQOL telah diteliti pada tenaga profesional kesehatan, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran ProQOL pada profesi guru ABK. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif non-eksperimental yang melibatkan 171 guru ABK sebagai partisipan. Berdasarkan data yang terkumpul diperoleh bahwa persepsi individu terhadap kualitas hidup profesional sebagai guru ABK cenderung positif. Akan tetapi, hal tersebut tidak serta merta diikuti dengan tingkat burnout dan STS yang rendah. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, sekitar 77% guru ABK berada pada tingkat burnout Sedang-Tinggi dan 72% diantaranya juga memiliki tingkat STS Sedang-Tinggi.

scholarly journals Professional Quality of Life among Medical Doctors Working in Kathmandu: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (231) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anju Vaidya ◽  
Shristi Karki ◽  
Meghnath Dhimal ◽  
Pradip Gyanwali ◽  
Dibash Baral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Quality

Introduction: The practice of medicine is an honorable profession besides being accompanied by a demanding environment. This study aimed to find out the professional quality of life of medical doctors working in Kathmandu valley. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 174 Nepalese medical doctors working in different hospitals of Kathmandu valley. Ethical approval was taken from the Ethical Review Board of the Nepal Health Research Council (Reference Number: 830). The data collection tool used in the study was WHO Professional Quality of Life Scale-5 to collect data about Compassion satisfaction, Burnout and Secondary traumatic stress among medical doctors working in Kathmandu valley. Data analysis was done in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 16.0. Results: Out of 174 participants, 101 (58%), 126 (72.4%) and 135 (77.6%) were found to have moderate level of Compassion satisfaction, Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress respectively. Conclusions: More than half, nearly two-third, and more than two-third participants had moderate levels of Compassion satisfaction, Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress respectively. The overall study findings reflected good balance between Compassion satisfaction and Compassion fatigue (burnout and secondary traumatic stress) among the Nepalese medical doctors. Further assessment of professional quality of life of doctors as well as other health care workers via Multifaceted and large-scale study is recommended.

scholarly journals A comparative study of the Professional Quality of Life Factors in Nepali MHPSS Practitioners

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yubaraj Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Trauma Survivors ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
The Impact

Aim: Using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale, this study outlined the prevalence and compared the impact on trauma care professionals serving earthquake survivors and those serving other categories of trauma survivors. Methods: A non-experimental comparative survey study design was applied. Results: The overall assessment outlined that Nepali professionals (N=112) are found to be at low risk of Burnout (M = 19.98, SD = 4.98), and at moderate level of risk for the Secondary Traumatic Stress (M = 21.34, SD = 5.50), whereas, the overall Compassion Satisfaction was at a moderate level (M = 41.19, SD = 5.74). The multivariate analysis determined the differences in the ProQOL measures between the groups, where, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Compassion Satisfaction scores among the professionals serving both categories of trauma survivors had no significant differences (F (6, 216) = 0.58, Wilk’s Λ = 0.573, p > .05). Conclusions: Nepali care professionals serving trauma survivors in post-earthquake contexts are moderately affected by their provision of care; however, there were no significant differences in the impact on ProQOL measures among the professionals serving different categories of trauma-affected beneficiaries.

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