Evaluation of a Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program for Oncology Nurses

Potter, Patricia; Deshields, Teresa L.; Berger, Julia; Clarke, Marty; Olsen, Sarah; Chen, Ling

doi:10.1188/13.onf.180-187

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“…Of the remaining four included studies, two evaluated interventions focused on building individual resilience [34,35], one aimed to build professional self-efficacy [43], and Stanton et al [36] used Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to increase resilience and empathy, and reduce stress. Eleven studies described single-faceted interventions focusing on yoga, mindfulness, meditation, or music therapy [31][32][33]37,38,40,42], resilience and coping [34,35,41], or transcranial magnetic stimulation [36]. In contrast, Berger et al [43] and Flarity et al [39] described more complex interventions involving on multiple, interactive sessions focused on promoting professional self-efficacy, improving theoretical knowledge, and assigning homework tasks, and individual and group exercises, guided imagery, take home materials including print-outs, DVDs and music CDs, and access to educational resources and publications, respectively.…”

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“…In contrast, Berger et al [43] and Flarity et al [39] described more complex interventions involving on multiple, interactive sessions focused on promoting professional self-efficacy, improving theoretical knowledge, and assigning homework tasks, and individual and group exercises, guided imagery, take home materials including print-outs, DVDs and music CDs, and access to educational resources and publications, respectively. The included studies differed in their methodology; ten studies (76.9%) [31][32][33][34][35][36][37]39,41,42] used a pre/post design, two studies (15.4%) used randomised controlled designs (RCTs), one with a waitlist control group [38], the other with a no treatment, concurrent control group [40]. Finally, Berger et al [43] used a quasi-random control trial with a wait list control group.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Eight (61.5%) of included studies reported a significant difference post-intervention in either CF, or one of the ProQoL subscales BO, CS, or STS. More specifically, five studies (38.5%) [32,34,35,39,41] reported significantly reduced BO and STS, risk factors for CF, and three studies (23.1%) [38,39,43] reported significantly increased CS, a protective factor in the development of CF. Flarity et al, the one study to achieve reduction in BO and STS and an increase is CS, conducted an intensive, two-level intervention amongst emergency nurses involving, firstly, a four hour, interactive group seminar focused the " .…”

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Compassion Fatigue Among Healthcare, Emergency And Community Service Workers: A Systematic Review

Cocker¹,

Joss²

2017

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Abstract:Compassion fatigue (CF) is stress resulting from exposure to a traumatized individual. CF has been described as the convergence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and cumulative burnout (BO), a state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by a depleted ability to cope with one's everyday environment. Professionals regularly exposed to the traumatic experiences of the people they service, such as healthcare, emergency and community service workers, are particularly susceptible to developing CF. This can impact standards of patient care, relationships with colleagues, or lead to more serious mental health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety or depression. A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce CF in healthcare, emergency and community service workers was conducted. Thirteen relevant studies were identified, the majority of which were conducted on nurses (n = 10). Three included studies focused on community service workers (social workers, disability sector workers), while no studies targeting emergency service workers were identified. Seven studies reported a significant difference post-intervention in BO (n = 4) or STS (n = 3). This review revealed that evidence of the effectiveness of CF interventions in at-risk health and social care professions is relatively recent. Therefore, we recommend more research to determine how best to protect vulnerable workers at work to prevent not only CF, but also the health and economic consequences related to the ensuing, and more disabling, physical and mental health outcomes.

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Section: Intervention Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Effect Of Interventions To Prevent or Manage Compassion Fatiguementioning

confidence: 99%

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Compassion Fatigue Among Healthcare, Emergency And Community Service Workers: A Systematic Review

Cocker¹,

Joss²

2017

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“…The following programs will be discussed: Compassion Fatigue Solutions, the Accelerated Recovery Program (Gentry, Baranowsky, & Dunning, 1997), the Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program (CFRP) (Potter, et al, 2013), and the ATTEND model (Cacciatore & Flint, 2012).…”

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Understanding Compassion Fatigue

Mathieu¹

2015

CULTIVATING EMPATHY: Inspiring Health Professionals to Communicate More Effectively

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“…[22] Compassion fatigue results from the consequence of caring for people who are suffering, rather than a direct response to the work environment. [23][24][25][35][36][37][38][39] Compassion fatigue develops as a result of the care provider's exposure to the patient's experiences combined with empathy for the patient. Burnout is a gradual wearing down of the caregiver, by one's feelings of being overwhelmed by one's work and feeling incapable of effecting positive change.…”

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Change your life through journaling--The benefits of journaling for registered nurses

Dimitroff

Sliwoski²,

O'Brien³

et al. 2016

JNEP

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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the effect journaling had on the degree of compassion satisfaction (CS), burnout (BO), and trauma/compassion fatigue (TCF) present in registered nurses (RNs). A secondary objective of this study was to gain knowledge about participants' experiences with journaling. Methods: This study was a pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental design with a qualitative component. A total of 66 registered nurses were recruited to participate in a journaling class. Each RN completed the Professional Quality of Life Scale Survey Revision IV (ProQOL R-IV) three times. In addition to the surveys, participants were asked to answer two open-ended questions. Results: CS, BO, and TCF all improved after taking the course. The overall change from Pre-survey to Post II-survey was statistically significant for compassion satisfaction (p = .008); burnout (p = .0001); and, trauma compassion fatigue (p = .0001). During constant-comparative analysis three themes were identified as: 1) journaling allowed me to unleash my inner most feelings, 2) journaling helped me to articulate and understand my feelings concretely, and 3) journaling helped me make more reasonable decisions. Conclusions: This study provides valuable information about journaling having a positive effect over time on the ability of registered nurses to handle stress, increase CS, and decrease BO and TCF symptoms. While this information adds to the limited literature, further research needs to be conducted with a larger sample.

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Evaluation of a Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program for Oncology Nurses

Abstract: Self-regulation offers an approach to reduce stress during a perceived threat. Working by intention reduces reactivity in the workplace and makes communication more intentional and, therefore, effective.

Cited by 158 publications

References 33 publications

Compassion Fatigue Among Healthcare, Emergency And Community Service Workers: A Systematic Review

Compassion Fatigue Among Healthcare, Emergency And Community Service Workers: A Systematic Review

Understanding Compassion Fatigue

Change your life through journaling--The benefits of journaling for registered nurses

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