Objectives

Compassion is the beneficial response of an individual to the sufferings and difficulties of others. Self-compassion refers to feelings of concern an individual feel towards oneself. Both may serve as potential buffers in a hospital setting where caregivers attending to patients in critical condition experience emotional distress, which may lead to burnout. However, the unique contribution of compassion, both to self and others, to the decrease of burnout is unclear.

Methods

In the present study, we recruited 109 professional caregivers working in a hospital’s intensive care and rehabilitative units. We explored a theoretically driven mediation model in which the relationship between compassion for self and others and burnout is mediated by different basic psychological needs, detailed in the self-determination theory.

Results

Results indicated that self-compassion and concern for others were associated with reduced levels of burnout. Each of these buffers against burnout was mediated by a unique psychological need, thereby supporting a three-layered model of (a) compassion and self-compassion, (b) basic psychological needs, and (c) burnout.

Conclusions

Our study highlights compassion and self-compassion as potential resilience factors against the challenge of burnout in healthcare. It points to promising avenues for preemptive clinical interventions.

中文翻译：

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自我同情、关心他人和基本心理需求在减少看护倦怠中的作用

目标

同情是个人对他人的痛苦和困难的有益反应。自我同情是指个人对自己的关心。两者都可以作为医院环境中的潜在缓冲器，在医院环境中，照顾危重病人的护理人员会经历情绪困扰，这可能会导致倦怠。然而，对自己和他人的同情对减少倦怠的独特贡献尚不清楚。

方法

在本研究中，我们招募了 109 名在医院重症监护室和康复室工作的专业护理人员。我们探索了一个理论驱动的中介模型，在这个模型中，对自我和他人的同情与倦怠之间的关系是由不同的基本心理需求来调节的，在自我决定理论中有详细说明。

结果

结果表明，自我同情和对他人的关心与倦怠程度降低有关。这些防止倦怠的缓冲器中的每一个都是由独特的心理需求调节的，从而支持一个三层模型：（a）同情和自我同情，（b）基本心理需求，以及（c）倦怠。

结论

我们的研究强调同情心和自我同情心是应对医疗保健职业倦怠挑战的潜在恢复力因素。它指出了先发制人的临床干预的有前途的途径。