Compassion Fatigue

A Review of the Research to Date and Relevance to Cancer-care Providers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4899014
AutoresNadine Najjar (Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, USA), Louanne W Davis (0000-0002-1485-124X, Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center & Indiana University School of Medicine, USA), Kathleen Beck-Coon (Mindfulness at the Center, Indianapolis, CompleteLife, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Clarian West Integrative Care Center, Avon, USA), Kathleen Beck‐Coon (Indiana University Health), Caroline Carney Doebbeling (Regenstrief Institute & Indiana University School of Medicine, USA, autor de correspondencia)
Año2009
Volumen14
Número2
Páginas267-277
Fecha de publicación2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105308100211
PMID19237494
OpenAlexW2119733286
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas27
Referencias citadas45

Fifty-seven studies were reviewed to identify the prevalence of compassion fatigue among cancer-care providers, instruments used to detect it and means of prevention and treatment. Conclusions were limited by an ambiguous definition of compassion fatigue that fails to adequately differentiate it from related constructs (e.g. burnout, secondary traumatic stress) and the modest number of cancer-related studies found. However, evidence suggests that compassion fatigue takes a toll not only on cancer-care providers but also on the workplace. These findings highlight the need to understand more clearly the link between the empathic sensitivity of healthcare professionals and their vulnerability to compassion fatigue

Burnout · Compassion · Compassion fatigue · Empathy · Health care · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Empathy and Medical Education · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing education and management · Psychology