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Student Paramedics' Experiences of Compassion Fatigue: a Phenomenological Mixed-methods Study

NCT06998602 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2025-06-04

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Summary

This study explored how student paramedics experience compassion fatigue - a type of emotional and physical exhaustion that can occur when regularly caring for others in distress. The researchers wanted to understand how student paramedics feel about compassion fatigue, how it affects their work, and what kind of support might help them cope.

To do this, a group of student paramedics were interviewed about their personal experiences and also asked to complete a short questionnaire called the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). This questionnaire measured their levels of compassion satisfaction (positive feelings from helping others), burnout (emotional exhaustion), and secondary traumatic stress (stress from exposure to others' trauma).

Conditions

  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Burnout
  • Paramedical Professional
  • Occupational Stress

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Teesside University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-19
Primary Completion
2025-02-17
Completion
2025-02-17

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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