Running on empathy: Relationship of empathy to compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in cancer healthcare professionals

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Hunt ◽  
Suzanne Denieffe ◽  
Martina Gooney
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 4321-4330 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Dolores Ruiz‐Fernández ◽  
Juan Diego Ramos‐Pichardo ◽  
Olivia Ibáñez‐Masero ◽  
José Cabrera‐Troya ◽  
María Inés Carmona‐Rega ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ammu Rajan ◽  
Jisha Varghese ◽  
Shaini Krishnankutty ◽  
Riya Philip ◽  
C.S. Reni

Author(s):  
Deependra K. Thapa ◽  
Tracy Levett‐Jones ◽  
Sancia West ◽  
Michelle Cleary

Author(s):  
Roel Van Overmeire ◽  
Rose-Lima Van Keer ◽  
Marie Cocquyt ◽  
Johan Bilsen

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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1021-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
A S Weintraub ◽  
E M Geithner ◽  
A Stroustrup ◽  
E D Waldman

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-234
Author(s):  
Evdokia Missouridou ◽  
Athena Karavasopoulou ◽  
Alexandra Psycharakis ◽  
Eirini Segredou

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