Compassion fatigue: A meta-narrative review of the healthcare literature

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-24

  Sinclair, Shane ^a   Raffin Bouchal, Shelley ^a   Venturato, Lorraine ^a   Mijovic Kondejewski, Jane ^a   Smith MacDonald, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Audiology practitioners; Compassion fatigue; Consultants; Genetic counselors; Midwives; Nurses; Pediatrics; Physicians; Psychologists; Residents

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; CINAHL; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CONSULTATION; COUNSELING; COUNSELOR; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MIDWIFE; NARRATIVE; NURSE; NURSING LITERATURE; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; TARGET VARIABLE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDITY; WEB OF SCIENCE; BURNOUT; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMPASSION FATIGUE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

EID: 85009932498     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.01.003     Document Type: Review

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