Compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma

Abstract

A descriptive study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-direct care nurses

Vicarious Trauma and Health Outcomes in Forensic Mental Health Nurses

“…Although, on average, moderate levels of vicarious trauma have been reported in a range of professionals providing a service to traumatized persons, the mean VTS score in the current study (M = 35.6) was greater than what has been reported in nurses working predominantly in nonclinical roles (M = 31.5; Peacock, 2023) and mental health professionals working in mainstream mental health services (M = 33.1; Maguire & Byrne, 2016). Forensic mental health nurses in the current study had lower levels of vicarious trauma compared with criminal law solicitors (M = 41.5; Vrklevski & Franklin, 2008) and lawyers (M = 39.86; Maguire & Byrne, 2016), indicating that law professional exposure to graphic details of crimes including forensic evidence such as photographs and reenactments of crimes, and victim or witness accounts, is a notable predictor of vicarious trauma.…”

“…Vicarious trauma has also been associated with other mental health conditions including depression and anxiety (Perez, 2023). Further to this, individuals experiencing vicarious trauma are more likely to coexperience other forms of occupational-related psychological distress such as secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue (Cummings et al, 2021; Peacock, 2023). It is of note that the participating forensic mental health nurses had poorer mental health than the general population, likely related to their exposure to multiple forms of workplace trauma.…”

“…Note, however, that not all forensic mental health nurses will develop vicarious trauma. Nurses providing direct patient care have reported higher levels of vicarious trauma than nurses predominantly in nonclinical roles (Peacock, 2023). Individuals may also have a higher risk of developing vicarious trauma if they have a history of personal trauma (Leung et al, 2022; Maguire & Byrne, 2016; Musili et al, 2022; Vrklevski & Franklin, 2008).…”

Areas of work‐life, psychological capital and emotional intelligence on compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among nurses: A cross‐sectional study

“…In the same study, only workload was consistently predictive across compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction, which corroborates our study findings on the importance of workload as an influential work environment characteristic that contributes to how nurses' experience their work. This is not surprising since compassion fatigue describes a type of physical, emotional and psychological exhaustion resulting from chronic work‐related stress exposure, including excessive workloads and an inability to control patient outcomes (Peacock, 2023 ; Xie et al., 2021 ). In another study conducted by Boamah and Laschinger ( 2016 ), a sense of community in the workplace was found to be crucial as it fosters a greater sense of trust and cohesiveness and enables effective communication, shared responsibility, and feeling valued as a member of such a community.…”

Leading abroad: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of international dean of student life (IDSL) roles in U.S. study abroad

“…IDSLs expressed that their professional duties have significant positive and negative effects on their mental and physical welfare. The literature demonstrates that professional caretakers are predisposed to experience significant levels of both Compassion Satisfaction (CS) and Compassion Fatigue (CF) (Figley, 1999;Peacock, 2023;Raimondi, 2019;Stamm, 2010;. Since IDSLs identified wholistic caretaking a major priority of their professional practice, the data in this superordinate theme will be primarily assessed using Professional Quality of Life Theory (PQLT) which focuses on how CS and CF can be measured as a result of professional caretaking.…”