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- Title
Minimising compassion fatigue in obstetrics/gynaecology doctors: exploring an intervention for an occupational hazard.
- Authors
Allen, Rosemary; Watt, Felice; Jansen, Brendan; Coghlan, Edwina; Nathan, Elizabeth A.
- Abstract
<bold>Aim: </bold>To explore the indicators of occupational stress in a group of obstetrics and gynaecology doctors and to investigate the impact of work-focused discussion groups over a 6 month period.<bold>Methods: </bold>The ProQOL questionnaire was used to measure the efficacy of monthly psychiatrist-led Balint style discussion groups on minimising Compassion Fatigue (consisting of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout). The 25 doctors were given the given the ProQOL questionnaire to complete: (a) at the initiation of the intervention in July 2015, (b) in October 2015, and (c) in December 2015.<bold>Results: </bold>Significantly decreased levels of Secondary Traumatic Stress ( p=0.008), Burnout ( p=0.010), as well as significantly increased rates of Compassion Satisfaction ( p=0.035) were recorded. Participants requested that the groups be continued.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Psychiatrist-led work focused discussion groups were associated with improved rates of Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Satisfaction in this sample group.
- Subjects
MENTAL fatigue; OBSTETRICIANS; JOB stress; OCCUPATIONAL hazards; GYNECOLOGISTS
- Publication
Australasian Psychiatry, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 4, p403
- ISSN
1039-8562
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/1039856217700776