Hospice social workers: The incidence of compassion fatigue
by Lawson, Susan K., Ph.D., CAPELLA UNIVERSITY, 2008, 143 pages; 3331396

Abstract:

The very nature of Hospice social workers means they will experience the death of patients regularly. This may create compassion fatigue. This quantitative study utilized the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) and a demographic questionnaire to measure compassion fatigue (CF), compassion satisfaction (CS), and burnout (B) among 212 hospice social workers. The study suggested positive correlations between years employed as a hospice social worker, suffering a close family death, and number of deaths with the subscale of CS. Respondents diagnosed with depression scored higher on the CF and B ProQOL subscales than those without depression. There were no significant differences found between hospice social workers' educational level or workplace setting and ProQOL subscales. Further qualitative research is needed to determine the coping strategies of hospice social workers.
 
AdviserLana Russ-Trent
SchoolCAPELLA UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/A 69-11, p. , Jan 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsSocial work; Personality psychology; Public policy
Publication Number3331396
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