Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Compassion Satisfaction as Risk/Protective Factors from Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare and Education Professionals

Pérez-Chacón, Manuela; Chacón, Antonio; Borda-Más, Mercedes; Avargues-Navarro, María Luisa

doi:10.3390/ijerph18020611

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“…Whereas previous research was often done in clinical (child) populations of patients with neurodevelopmental symptomatology, with known medical conditions that influence sensory processing as well as coping with stress, our study shows that sensory processing is also related to perceived stress in healthy workers. Our results add to recent studies that focused on the association of sensory processing sensitivity and occupational burnout [ 20 , 21 ]. Risk of burnout is not only heightened by the more static vulnerability of personality traits such as ‘hypersensitive persons’, but is probably also increased in individuals with neurodevelopmental difficulties in sensory processing.…”

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“…Whether sensory processing difficulties may serve as precursors or markers for occupational burnout, is largely unknown. Some studies described an association of sensory processing sensitivity with burnout [ 20 , 21 ]. However, these studies measured the concept of ‘sensory processing sensitivity’, which represents a proposed personality trait characterized by deeper cognitive processing of stimuli and heightened emotional reactivity, and is conceptually different from (or even unrelated to) the more neurological approach of sense-based processing and related sensory processing disorders (SPD) [ 22 ].…”

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Sensory Processing, Perceived Stress and Burnout Symptoms in a Working Population during the COVID-19 Crisis

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Spaan

Sizoo

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Although previous research suggests an association between sensory processing and perceived stress in a broad spectrum of mental health conditions, it remains unclear whether this phenomenon occurs independently from psychopathology. The present study investigated the association between sensory processing patterns, perceived stress and occupational burnout as a stress-related condition in a working population. We focused on different aspects of sensory processing and used the momentum of a particularly stressful period: during the first months of the global COVID-19 crisis. A total of 116 workers at a mental healthcare institution in The Netherlands completed the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT). Our results demonstrated that higher scores on sensory sensitivity and low registration were associated with higher scores on perceived stress and core burnout symptoms. Sensory hypersensitivity was also associated with more secondary burnout symptoms. Associations were not driven by underlying sensory-related disorders (e.g., ASD or ADHD). In conclusion, sensory processing difficulties are relevant predictors of stress and occupational burnout, also in healthy employees. This phenomenon warrants further attention, as relatively simple adjustments in working environment may possess important preventive effects.

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Sensory Processing, Perceived Stress and Burnout Symptoms in a Working Population during the COVID-19 Crisis

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“…This gratification that accompanies helping others, either interpersonally or professionally, has been shown to protect against psychological distress in helping vocations. CS can also counteract the development of burnout and distress (Pérez-Chacón et al, 2021); likewise, our participants with higher CS reported lower levels of burnout. Few studies have measured the rates of CS in HCWs during the pandemic.…”

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The cost of caring: Psychological adjustment of health-care volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Muller³

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Health-care volunteers (HCVs) have been vital to the COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, working to deliver medical and psychological aid to vulnerable patient populations. Intense demands placed on HCVs during previous disasters have been associated with increased risk of psychological distress. Recent COVID-19 studies highlight risks to psychological well-being among health-care workers such as prolonged exposure, long shift hours, shortages of personal protective equipment, treating fellow health-care workers, and distancing from family members. In this study, we conducted surveys (N = 57) among HCVs at a field hospital in New York City during the spring of 2020. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated working more than 70 hr per week and avoidant emotional coping were associated with greater psychological distress, whereas social support and adaptive coping were associated with fewer symptoms. This study is unique in that few, if any, studies examine the role of volunteer health-care providers deployed to field hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study demonstrates the need for services and interventions to reduce psychological distress among HCVs.

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“…Empathy levels in practitioners and therapists are quite variable. Health care professionals with high levels of empathy seem to be more vulnerable to stress-related mental conditions ( e.g ., burn out/exhaustion and compassion fatigue)[ 65 - 67 ] with a protective role of compassion satisfaction, and sensory processing sensitivity as a risk factor[ 68 ].…”

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Importance of communication in medical practice and medical education: An emphasis on empathy and attitudes and their possible influences

Steinmair¹,

Zervos²,

Wong³

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BACKGROUND Healthcare professionals need to be prepared to promote healthy lifestyles and care for patients. By focusing on what students should be able to perform one day as clinicians, we can bridge the gap between mere theoretical knowledge and its practical application. Gender aspects in clinical medicine also have to be considered when speaking of personalized medicine and learning curricula. AIM To determine sets of intellectual, personal, social, and emotional abilities that comprise core qualifications in medicine for performing well in anamnesis-taking, in order to identify training needs. METHODS An analysis of training clinicians’ conceptions with respect to optimal medical history taking was performed. The chosen study design also aimed to assess gender effects. Structured interviews with supervising clinicians were carried out in a descriptive study at the Medical University of Vienna. Results were analyzed by conducting a qualitative computer-assisted content analysis of the interviews. Inductive category formation was applied. The main questions posed to the supervisors dealt with (1) Observed competencies of students in medical history taking; and (2) The supervisor’s own conceptions of "ideal medical history taking". RESULTS A total of 33 training clinicians ( n = 33), engaged in supervising medical students according to the MedUni Vienna’s curriculum standards, agreed to be enrolled in the study and met inclusion criteria. The qualitative content analysis revealed the following themes relevant to taking an anamnesis: (1) Knowledge; (2) Soft skills (relationship-building abilities, trust, and attitude); (3) Methodical skills (structuring, precision, and completeness of information gathering); and (4) Environmental/contextual factors (language barrier, time pressure, interruptions). Overall, health care professionals consider empathy and attitude as critical features concerning the quality of medical history taking. When looking at physicians’ theoretical conceptions, more general practitioners and psychiatrists mentioned attitude and empathy in the context of "ideal medical history taking", with a higher percentage of females. With respect to observations of students’ history taking, a positive impact from attitude and empathy was mainly described by male health care professionals, whereas no predominance of specialty was found. Representatives of general medicine and internal medicine, when observing medical students, more often emphasized a negative impact on history taking when students lacked attitude or showed non-empathetic behavior; no gender-specific difference was detected for this finding. CONCLUSION The analysis reveals that for clinicians engaged in medical student education, only a combination of skills, including adequate knowledge and methodical implementations, is supposed to guarantee acceptable performance. This study’s f...

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Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Compassion Satisfaction as Risk/Protective Factors from Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare and Education Professionals

Cited by 51 publications

References 34 publications

Sensory Processing, Perceived Stress and Burnout Symptoms in a Working Population during the COVID-19 Crisis

Sensory Processing, Perceived Stress and Burnout Symptoms in a Working Population during the COVID-19 Crisis

The cost of caring: Psychological adjustment of health-care volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Importance of communication in medical practice and medical education: An emphasis on empathy and attitudes and their possible influences

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