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Identifier

000401971

Title

Ποιότητα της επαγγελματικής ζωής των επαγγελματιών υγείας σε σχολικές μονάδες ειδικής αγωγής της Κρήτης

Alternative Title

Professional quality of life of health care providers in special education schools of Crete(Greece)

Author

Χαντζάρα, Ευαγγελία

Thesis advisor

Φιλαλήθης, Α.
Κριτσωτάκης, Γ.

Abstract

Introduction: The quality of work life among care providers has been researched with great interest in the recent years due to its associations with work productivity and quality of life. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the quality of professional life among health professionals working in Special Education schools in Crete, Greece, in relation to their demographic and occupational characteristics. Methods: A sample of 108 out of all 140 health professionals (response rate 77,15%) completed an anonymous questionnaire which included the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL – V) that measures compassion satisfaction, the risk for burnout and the risk for secondary traumatic stress. Results: Special Education workers had a medium to high level of compassion satisfaction; 66,7% of the sample was at medium risk for burnout and 65,7% was at small risk for compassion fatigue. In multivariable regression models, family status was related to burnout and compassion satisfaction. Married professionals were at lower risk for burnout and had a higher level of compassion satisfaction. The latter seemed to be correlated to the number of children that health care professionals provide daily support to. Gender was related to the risk for compassion fatigue, as women were at higher risk compared to men. Work experience was related to the risk for burnout, as the more experienced personnel was at higher risk. Conclusion and recommendations: The levels of compassion satisfaction, medium risk of burnout and low risk of compassion fatigue are indicative of a satisfying quality of professional life among health professionals who take care of children with disabilities. Future research should estimate the quality of work life all over Greece, taking into account other demographic, occupational or individual characteristics, such as working hours, employment position, pupils’ age etc.

Language

Greek

Subject

Compassion fatigue

Compassion satisfaction

Ειδική αγωγή

Επαγγελματική εξουθένωση

Ικανοποίηση συμπόνιας

Issue date

2016-07-19

Collection

School/Department--School of Medicine--Department of Medicine--Post-graduate theses