ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2020
Breaking the taboo: eight Swedish clinical psychologists' experiences of compassion fatigue.
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- The contribution of organisational factors to vicarious trauma in mental health professionals: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Pooled it
- Recognizing and mitigating the effects of occupational exposure to traumatic death in forensic anthropology.Journal of forensic sciences · 2026Review
- Providing Compassionate Care: A Qualitative Study of Compassion Fatigue Among Midwives and Gynecologists.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Burnout Among Mental Health Professionals in India: A Qualitative Enquiry.Annals of neurosciences · 2025Article
- Validation of the scale compassion fatigue inventory in health professional Spanish-speaking: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Influence at work is a key factor for mental health - but what do contemporary employees in knowledge and relational work mean by "influence at work"?International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the study was to investigate the participating psychologists' experiences with compassion fatigue, and to identify individual, interpersonal, and organizational factors and strategies perceived as contributing or protecting in relation to compassion fatigue.
methodsSemi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with eight psychologists (three men and five women) with more than five years of experience in clinical practice. The interviews were analyzed with thematic analysis, generating five themes.
resultsThese were organizational and task specific factors which the participants felt contributed to their compassion fatigue ("mission impossible" and "emotional strain"), experiences of compassion fatigue ("consequences"), interpersonal factors that were perceived as contributing or protecting ("interpersonal factors"), and individual factors that were perceived as protecting ("shielding and strengthening factors").
conclusionsIt was found that all of the participants had experienced negative impact of compassion fatigue on their personal lives. A large quantity of patients, and complex patient cases, as well as high expectations on the psychologists were experienced as contributing factors. Collegial support, an empathetic boss, a high degree of agency at work, and fulfiling activities outside of work were experienced as protecting against compassion fatigue.
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