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ArticleJMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies2026

Specialist Rehabilitation Providers' Experiences With an Online Self-Compassion Course: Reflexive Thematic Analysis.

Eva Cohen, Kristina M Kokorelias, Dorothy Luong, McKyla McIntyre, Marina Bastawrous Wasilewski, Sander L Hitzig, Sarah Munce, Rosalie Steinberg, Anthony Feinstein, Mark T Bayley and 3 more

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Eva CohenEvaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-9889-5109
Kristina M KokoreliasDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-472X
Dorothy LuongKITE Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-2882
McKyla McIntyreToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8317-3200
Marina Bastawrous WasilewskiEvaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1198-2292
Sander L HitzigEvaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9139-9250
Sarah MunceRehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 550 University AveToronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada, 1 416-360-4000 ext 40047.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-8395
Rosalie SteinbergEvaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5042-1378
Anthony FeinsteinEvaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-0909
Mark T BayleyRehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 550 University AveToronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada, 1 416-360-4000 ext 40047.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7860-9463
Lawrence R RobinsonDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9590-8745
Carolyn Steele GrayInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-0001
Robert SimpsonEvaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7107-8679

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Abstract

Background: Rehabilitation health care providers (HCPs) report high levels of burnout. Self-compassion interventions have shown beneficial effects on HCP burnout, but they have never been explored in specialist rehabilitation settings where challenges may differ. Objective: This study aimed to explore the experiences of specialist rehabilitation HCPs with an online Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC) course aimed at providing tools to regulate emotional well-being, including burnout. Methods: Semistructured qualitative interviews (n=20) with specialist rehabilitation HCPs were used to explore experiences with the SCHC course. A reflexive thematic analysis study design was chosen to highlight participants' insights, and inductive coding was undertaken to analyze data and organize findings into themes. Results: Six themes that reflected HCPs' experiences with the course were constructed: (1) the nature of working in rehabilitation; (2) different perspectives on burnout in specialist rehabilitation; (3) a new perspective, less self-criticism, more self-compassion; (4) growing recognition of the importance of compassion for oneself and others; (5) challenges engaging with the SCHC course; and (6) challenges to sustaining self-compassion in specialist rehabilitation. Conclusions: Specialist rehabilitation HCPs who participated in the SCHC course developed a new understanding of the importance of fostering self-compassion and compassion for others. This shift may have supported HCPs in navigating workplace challenges, and HCPs described experiencing changes that could help with burnout, improve their care of patients and relationships with colleagues.

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burnout (Professional)health personnelqualitative researchrehabilitationself-compassion

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