Compassion Fatigue
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Health Psychology
- Vol. 14 (2), 267-277
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105308100211
Abstract
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.Keywords
This publication has 46 references indexed in Scilit:
- Compassion fatigue and psychological distress among social workers: A validation study.American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2006
- Communication training for health professionals who care for patients with cancer: a systematic review of effectivenessSupportive Care in Cancer, 2004
- Fellows' Forum: A Workshop on the Stresses of Being an OncologistJournal of Cancer Education, 2004
- Compassion fatigue: Psychotherapists' chronic lack of self careJournal of Clinical Psychology, 2002
- Efficacy of a Cancer Research UK communication skills training model for oncologists: a randomised controlled trialThe Lancet, 2002
- Dealing with stress, burnout, and grief in the practice of oncologyThe Lancet Oncology, 2001
- CE Credit: Burnout: Why Do We Blame the Nurse?The American Journal of Nursing, 1995
- AVOIDING BURNOUTNursing2021, 1994
- Factors Affecting Survival and SatisfactionJournal of Psychosocial Oncology, 1992
- COPING WITH COMPASSION FATIGUENursing2021, 1992