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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Cultivating Self-Compassion to Improve Social Workers' Professional Quality of Life in Primary Healthcare.

Polyxeni Mangoulia, Nektarios Tsokas, Evmorfia Koukia, Foteini Malli, Evdokia Missouridou, Chrysoula Dafogianni, Maria Kyranou, Evangelos C Fradelos

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Polyxeni MangouliaDepartment of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5753-1273
Nektarios TsokasMobile Mental Health Unit of Trikala "Syneirmos", 42 100 Trikala, Greece.ORCID 0009-0004-1664-2937
Evmorfia KoukiaDepartment of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3774-8675
Foteini MalliDepartment of Nursing, University of Thessaly, 41 500 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7595-6715
Evdokia MissouridouDepartment of Nursing, University of West Attica, 12 243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0401-1749
Chrysoula DafogianniDepartment of Nursing, University of West Attica, 12 243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9773-4849
Maria KyranouDepartment of Nursing, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-8724-2429
Evangelos C FradelosDepartment of Nursing, University of Thessaly, 41 500 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0244-9760

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesAlthough self-compassion practice has been increasingly popular in the literature in recent years, the area of social work knows very little about it. To be self-compassionate is to treat oneself with love and respect. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social workers' professional quality of life (compassion satisfaction, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout) and self-compassion.

methodsThis cross-sectional descriptive study consisted of 177 social workers in primary healthcare (PHC) in Greece. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL-5), and the participants' personal, demographic, and professional information were all included in an electronic questionnaire that they had to fill out.

resultsThis study's findings show that, although 43.2% of participants exhibited high levels of self-compassion, burnout and secondary traumatic stress were at low-to-moderate levels among the participants. Apart from the secondary traumatic stress and humanity dimensions, both the dimensions and the overall self-compassion scale showed a strong relationship with the aspects of professional quality of life. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress were significantly reduced, and compassion fulfilment were increased in environments that were supportive, socially supportive, work-related, hobby-filled, and religious.

conclusionsThe integration of self-compassion into a comprehensive and methodical approach to employee wellness has the potential to enhance the physical and mental health of workers in healthcare environments.

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burnoutcompassion fatiguecompassion satisfactionprimary healthcareprofessional quality of lifesecondary traumatic stressself-compassionsocial workers

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