A Preliminary Analysis of Compassion Fatigue in a Surgeon Population: Are Female Surgeons at Heightened Risk?
| Autor: | Daniel Wu, Carissa Harnish, Katelyn J. Rittenhouse, Frederick B. Rogers, Claire Mooney, Brian W. Gross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Population Specialty Personal Satisfaction Burnout Preliminary analysis 03 medical and health sciences Physicians Women 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Emotional distress Risk Factors medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Aged Surgeons education.field_of_study business.industry General surgery General Medicine Middle Aged United States Compassion fatigue 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Quality of Life Wounds and Injuries Female Compassion Fatigue business Trauma surgery |
| Zdroj: | The American surgeon. 83(11) |
| ISSN: | 1555-9823 |
| Popis: | Compassion fatigue (CF), a state of physical/emotional distress caused by repeatedly caring for those experiencing traumatic episodes, is a prevalent issue for today's healthcare provider. We sought to characterize levels of CF within a surgeon population, particularly comparing trauma surgery with other surgical specialties. A survey containing the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL), a validated tool assessing compassion satisfaction (CS), CF, and burnout (BO) was distributed via electronic newsletter to members of the American College of Surgeons. Demographic data and Professional Quality of Life Scale scores for CS, BO, and CF were collected and compared within specialty and gender subgroups. A total of 178 surgeons completed surveys. Respondents were predominantly male, general surgeons, >55 years old. Trauma surgeons composed the second largest subgroup. Levels of CS were significantly lower in the trauma surgeon subgroup compared to other surgical specialties (trauma: 37.1 ± 5.28, other: 39.5 ± 6.30; P = 0.044). Female surgeons from all specialties exhibited significantly higher levels of BO (female: 26.7 ± 6.10, male: 24.6 ± 6.79; P = 0.035) and CF (female: 24.2 ± 6.29, male: 21.9 ± 6.11; P = 0.021) compared with male surgeons. Subanalyses comparing female trauma surgeons to female surgeons in other specialties found female trauma surgeons exhibited significantly lower levels of CS (trauma: 34.8 ± 4.63, other: 38.8 ± 5.99; P = 0.038) and higher levels of BO (trauma: 29.1 ± 3.14, other: 25.3 ± 6.41; P = 0.049). Trauma surgeons, particularly female trauma surgeons, may be at a heightened risk for developing a poorer overall professional quality of life compared with surgeons of other specialties. In addition, female surgeons may be at greater risk for developing CF compared with male counterparts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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