Examining the Relationships Between Existential Fulfilment, Professional Quality of Life, and Self-Efficacy Among Counsellors, Physicians, and Nurses in Healthcare Settings

IF 1.2 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Pub Date : 2025-03-08 DOI:10.1002/capr.70012

Othman A. Alfuqaha

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Abstract

Background

Existential fulfilment (EF), professional quality of life (ProQol) and self-efficacy (SE) have important roles in meaning in life, mental health status and enhancing decision-making among healthcare professionals (HCPs) in healthcare settings.

Aims

This study examined the relationships between EF, ProQol and SE among counsellors, physicians and nurses. Furthermore, it investigated their differences based on selected variables and examined the predictors of EF, ProQol and SE based on different demographic factors.

Materials and Methods

A cross-sectional correlational design was conducted with 481 participants (counsellors = 147, physicians = 162 and nurses = 172). This study used a convenience sample method to recruit participants from October to December 2023.

Results

Results found that counsellors had the highest levels of compassion satisfaction (CS) and SE, and lower levels of burnout (BO) and secondary traumatic stress (STS) compared to nurses and physicians. Physicians had the highest BO levels, while nurses had the highest STS levels. Physicians had the highest levels of all EF dimensions, followed by nurses. There were statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) among all HCPs based on ProQol and EF dimensions. Educational level, age and gender were found to be the main predictors of EF dimensions, ProQol dimensions and SE.

Conclusion

Urgent psychological interventions are warranted to tackle the problem of BO and STS among physicians and nurses, while EF levels among counsellors should be investigated in further studies to understand the reasons behind these findings.

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背景存在满足感（EF）、专业生活质量（ProQol）和自我效能感（SE）对医疗机构中医护专业人员（HCPs）的生活意义、心理健康状况和提高决策能力具有重要作用。研究目的本研究探讨了辅导员、医生和护士的 EF、ProQol 和 SE 之间的关系。此外，本研究还根据选定的变量调查了他们之间的差异，并根据不同的人口统计学因素研究了预测 EF、ProQol 和 SE 的因素。材料与方法对 481 名参与者（咨询师=147 人、医生=162 人、护士=172 人）进行了横断面相关设计。本研究采用方便抽样法，在 2023 年 10 月至 12 月期间招募参与者。结果结果发现，与护士和医生相比，辅导员的同情满意度（CS）和SE水平最高，职业倦怠（BO）和继发性创伤压力（STS）水平较低。医生的职业倦怠（BO）水平最高，而护士的继发性创伤压力（STS）水平最高。在所有 EF 维度上，医生的水平最高，其次是护士。根据 ProQol 和 EF 维度，所有 HCP 之间存在统计学意义上的显著差异（p < 0.05）。教育水平、年龄和性别是预测 EF 维度、ProQol 维度和 SE 的主要因素。结论需要采取紧急心理干预措施来解决医生和护士的 BO 和 STS 问题，同时应进一步研究辅导员的 EF 水平，以了解这些发现背后的原因。

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Counselling & Psychotherapy Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Counselling and Psychotherapy Research is an innovative international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to linking research with practice. Pluralist in orientation, the journal recognises the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods strategies of inquiry and aims to promote high-quality, ethical research that informs and develops counselling and psychotherapy practice. CPR is a journal of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, promoting reflexive research strongly linked to practice. The journal has its own website: www.cprjournal.com. The aim of this site is to further develop links between counselling and psychotherapy research and practice by offering accessible information about both the specific contents of each issue of CPR, as well as wider developments in counselling and psychotherapy research. The aims are to ensure that research remains relevant to practice, and for practice to continue to inform research development.