The prevalence of compassion fatigue and burnout among healthcare professionals in intensive care units: A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Van Mol, Margo M C ^a   Kompanje, Erwin J O ^a   Benoit, Dominique D ^b   Bakker, Jan ^a   Nijkamp, Marjan D ^c   Seedat, Soraya ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPASSION FATIGUE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; EMPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CRITICAL CARE; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MINDFULNESS; PREVALENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84943329358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136955     Document Type: Review

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