Stamm’s Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) was utilized to examine compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among three types of caregivers: formal (employed in a caregiver role), adult child (caring for an aging parent), and spouse/partner (caring for significant other). Data were collected from a sample of 87 adults who were currently (for 6 months or longer) providing care to an individual 65 years of age or older. The results revealed that formal caregivers had significantly higher compassion satisfaction scores compared to both adult child and spouse/partner caregivers. Additionally, results indicated that formal caregivers had significantly lower compassion fatigue scores than adult child caregivers. Although limited by the homogeneities in the sample of convenience, this study suggests that family caregivers could benefit from additional support in providing care. Furthermore, research should be conducted to examine factors that contribute to formal caregivers’ increased satisfaction and decreased fatigue in an effort to inform family caregivers.

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照顾老龄化人口：检查同情疲劳和满意度

Stamm的专业生活质量量表（ProQOL）用于检查三种类型的看护人的同情疲劳和同情满意度：正式的（受雇于看护人的角色），成年的孩子（照顾老父母）和配偶/伴侣（照顾孩子）重要的另一半）。数据是从87位目前（持续6个月或更长时间）的成年人样本中收集的，这些成年人正在为65岁以上的个人提供护理。结果表明，与成年子女和配偶/伴侣的照料者相比，正式的照料者的同情心满意度得分高得多。此外，结果表明，正式的看护人的同情疲劳评分明显低于成年儿童看护人。尽管受限于便利性样本中的同质性，这项研究表明，家庭护理人员可以从提供护理的额外支持中受益。此外，应进行研究以检查有助于正式护理人员增加满意度和减轻疲劳的因素，以告知家庭护理人员。