ArticleScientific reports2025
The role of self-care and self-compassion in networks of resilience and stress among healthcare professionals.
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- A two-armed pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of two self-compassion interventions at reducing perceived stress.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Trial
- The effect of Orem's self-care model on self-esteem and resilience among hospitalized patients with major depressive disorder: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Developing a psychosomatic medicine curriculum for general practice residents: a proof-of-concept study using Kern's Six-Step Approach.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- The Role of Self-Compassion and Body Perception in Predicting Psychological Safety.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Self-care and emotional engagement in therapeutic contexts: a predictive study of healthcare practitioners.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- The network structure of psychological wellbeing: paranormal belief is peripheral but meaningful.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A cross-sectional study investigating optimism and mental resilience among Greek healthcare professionals.Communications medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are essential for maintaining our healthcare system but are at risk for developing mental health issues due to chronic occupational stress. This can lead to a vicious cycle with extended sick leave, increased workloads for colleagues, and strain on the healthcare system. Therefore, preventive interventions aiming at enhancing resilience - the maintenance of mental health despite stress - are essential. Yet, identifying the most impactful resilience factors has been challenging. To explore the relationships between resilience factors, stress, mental health, and work-related outcomes, we conducted regularized partial correlation network analyses focusing on self-care and self-compassion. Cross-sectional data from HCPs in Germany were collected in April 2023. Analyses of 212 HCPs (age 41.63 [21–68] years; 81.60% women) revealed self-compassion as the most important factor across all networks, while the importance of self-care showed through individual connections to crucial factors like mental health problems and work-life balance. Work engagement, contrary to burnout, was closely interrelated with resilience factors. In conclusion, despite accounting for established evidence-based resilience factors, self-compassion and self-care seem crucial in the context of stress and mental health in HCPs. More research is needed to validate the causal importance of self-care and self-compassion.
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