Levels of vocational satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue of health professionals working in pediatric clinics

Abstract

BACKGROUND Burnout and compassion fatigue are affecting the quality of professional life. AIM To investigate the levels of vocational satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue and factors that may be related to health professionals working in children’s clinics. METHODS The study sample was in the west of Turkey. Data were collected using the questionnaire form and the quality of life scale for employees. RESULTS The findings obtained in this study showed that the level of vocational satisfaction of female health professionals and the burnout level of male health professionals were higher. The professional satisfaction of the doctors was lower than that of the nurses and midwives, and the mean score of burnout and fatigue was high. CONCLUSION Further studies are needed on this topic to help improve the factors that may affect the professional quality of life of health professionals.