ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2008
The psychic costs of empathic engagement: personal and demographic predictors of genetic counselor compassion fatigue.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Job Demands and Resources Associated with Compassion Fatigue in Mental Health Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Contributors to and consequences of burnout among clinical genetic counselors in the United States.Journal of genetic counseling · 2022Trial
- Holding the story, holding the professional: a pilot study of genetic counselling supervision in Portugal.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026Article
- Examining aspects of job satisfaction associated with burnout and factors related to turnover intention in genetic counselors.Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Burnout in Clinical Genetic Counselors: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Volunteerism in the last year as a moderator between empathy and altruistic social value orientation: an exploratory study.Current issues in personality psychology · 2022Article
- Examining the Constructs of Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress in Physicians Using Factor Analyses.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Changes to the genetic counseling workforce as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of genetic counseling · 2021Article
- Self-Oriented Empathy and Compassion Fatigue: The Serial Mediation of Dispositional Mindfulness and Counselor's Self-Efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Mindfulness Among Genetic Counselors Is Associated with Increased Empathy and Work Engagement and Decreased Burnout and Compassion Fatigue.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- Finding a Balance: Reconciling the Needs of the Institution, Patient, and Genetic Counselor for Optimal Resource Utilization.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- Preventing work-related stress among staff working in children's cancer Principal Treatment Centres in the UK: a brief survey of staff support systems and practices.European journal of cancer care · 2018Article
- Characterizing Clinical Genetic Counselors' Countertransference Experiences: an Exploratory Study.Journal of genetic counseling · 2017Article
- The Relationship between the Supervision Role and Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Genetic Counseling.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Development, Experience, and Expression of Meaning in Genetic Counselors' Lives: an Exploratory Analysis.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- The Relationship Between Burnout and Occupational Stress in Genetic Counselors.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- From Novice to Seasoned Practitioner: a Qualitative Investigation of Genetic Counselor Professional Development.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Who is at risk for compassion fatigue? An investigation of genetic counselor demographics, anxiety, compassion satisfaction, and burnout.Journal of genetic counseling · 2015Article
- When the topic is you: genetic counselor responses to prenatal patients' requests for self-disclosure.Journal of genetic counseling · 2013Article
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Abstract
Empathic connection with one's patients is essential to genetic counselor clinical practice. However, repeatedly engaging with distressed patients may cause compassion fatigue, a phenomenon characterized as feeling overwhelmed by experiencing patients' suffering. In order to extend findings of an initial qualitative study, we surveyed 222 genetic counselors about their compassion fatigue and factors that predict its occurrence. Multiple regression analysis identified seven significant predictors accounting for 53.7% of the variance in compassion fatigue. Respondents at higher risk of compassion fatigue were more likely to report being burned out, using self-criticism and giving up to manage stress, experiencing a greater variety of distressing clinical events, having larger patient caseloads, relying on religion as a coping strategy, having no children, and seeking support to manage stress. Respondents also provided critical incidents regarding their compassion fatigue and themes in these incidents are described. Practice and research recommendations are provided.
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