Amelia Mohd Noor, Dodi Suryana, Engku Mardiah Engku Kamarudin, Noor Banu Mahadir Naidu, Siti Rozaina Kamsani, Priyalatha Govindasamy
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Abstract
Background: Generalizing the concept of compassion fatigue across healthcare settings or professions is difficult because compassion fatigue is a complex and abstract concept. Compassion fatigue is described as a result in the form of behaviors and emotions resulting from learning of another person's traumatic event. Compassion fatigue is considered a 'cost of caring.' This study was a scoping literature review that aimed to identify what is known about compassion fatigue in helping professions.
Methods: A systematic search was conducted on electronic databases, namely ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Taylor and Francis. Data analysis was conducted using PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). Study results were mapped based on the following criteria: 1) conceptual analysis; 2) predictor factors; and 3) research progress. A total of 43 articles met the inclusion and eligibility criteria for further review in this scoping literature review.
Results: The results showed that it is difficult to imagine how a conceptual model of compassion fatigue could be equally relevant and applicable to various helping professions. Factors that can influence compassion fatigue are divided into personal factors (professional factors and sociodemographic factors), such as resilience, burnout, moral courage, emotional control, mindfulness, work experience, professional competence, and professional efficacy, and work-related factors such as traumatic experiences, life disorders, number of patients treated, job satisfaction, emotional support, social support, and fluctuations in interactions with suffering patients. Research on compassion fatigue has developed a lot, especially in the health sector, especially nursing using experimental, cross-sectional, and literature review research methods.
Conclusion: Further analysis is needed in developing a conceptual analysis of compassion fatigue that focuses on other fields of work more specifically and comprehensively by paying attention to, aspects, determinants, and validity of compassion fatigue symptoms.
背景：由于同情疲劳是一个复杂而抽象的概念，因此很难在医疗机构或专业中推广同情疲劳的概念。同情疲劳被描述为由于了解他人的创伤事件而产生的行为和情绪的结果。同情疲劳被认为是“关怀的成本”。这项研究是一项范围广泛的文献综述，旨在确定人们对帮助职业中同情疲劳的了解。方法：系统检索ScienceDirect、PubMed、Taylor and Francis等电子数据库。使用PRISMA-ScR（系统评价和荟萃分析首选报告项目）进行数据分析。根据以下标准绘制研究结果图：1)概念分析；2)预测因素；3)研究进展。在本文献综述中，共有43篇文章符合纳入和进一步审查的资格标准。结果：很难想象一个同情疲劳的概念模型如何能同样适用于各种帮助职业。影响同情疲劳的因素分为个人因素（专业因素和社会人口因素），如弹性、倦怠、道德勇气、情绪控制、正念、工作经验、专业能力和职业效能，以及与工作相关的因素，如创伤经历、生活障碍、治疗人数、工作满意度、情感支持、社会支持和与患者互动的波动。对同情疲劳的研究已经有了很大的发展，特别是在卫生领域，特别是护理领域，采用了实验、横断面和文献综述的研究方法。结论：通过关注同情疲劳症状的各个方面、决定因素和效度，需要进一步分析建立一个更具体、更全面地关注其他工作领域的同情疲劳概念分析。
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BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.
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