Compassion Fatigue is Similar in Emergency Medicine Residents Compared to other Medical and Surgical Specialties
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Bellolio, M. Fernanda; Cabrera, Daniel; Sadosty, Annie T; Hess, Erik P; Campbell, Ronna L; Lohse, Christine M; Sunga, Kharmene L
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Introduction: Compassion fatigue (CF) is the emotional and physical burden felt by those helping others in distress, leading to a reduced capacity and interest in being empathetic towards future suffering. Emergency care providers are at an increased risk of CF secondary to their first responder roles and exposure to traumatic events. We aimed to investigate the current state of compassion fatigue among emergency medicine (EM) resident physicians, including an assessment of contributing factors.
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2014
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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15/6
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Bellolio, M. Fernanda; Cabrera, Daniel; Sadosty, Annie T; Hess, Erik P; Campbell, Ronna L; Lohse, Christine M; Sunga, Kharmene L