Babenko Oksana, Mosewich Amber D, Lee Ann, Koppula Sudha
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, AB T6G2T4, Canada.
Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, AB T6G2H9, Canada.
Med Sci (Basel). 2019 Feb 12;7(2):29. doi: 10.3390/medsci7020029.
Self-compassion has shown promise as an adaptive resource for coping with uncertainties and challenges. This study examined the relationship between self-compassion and professional wellbeing (work engagement, exhaustion, and professional life satisfaction) of physicians, who frequently face uncertainties and challenges in their clinical practice. Fifty-seven practicing physicians in Canada participated in the study. Overall, 65% of the participants were female; 47% were in the early-career stage; 49% were family medicine (FM) physicians, with the rest being non-FM specialists. It was hypothesized that (a) self-compassionate physicians would experience greater work engagement and less exhaustion from work than physicians reporting lower self-compassion and (b) self-compassionate physicians would experience greater professional life satisfaction through their greater work engagement and less exhaustion than physicians reporting lower self-compassion. Sequential regression analyses were performed. The results confirmed the hypothesized associations, indicating that self-compassionate physicians experienced more positive work engagement, felt less emotionally, physically, and cognitively exhausted due to work demands, and were more satisfied with their professional life than physicians who exhibited less compassion toward themselves in uncertain and challenging times. Future studies are needed to determine optimal ways to support practicing physicians and medical trainees in becoming more self-compassionate for their enhanced wellbeing and, ultimately, for the provision of effective patient care.
自我同情已被证明是应对不确定性和挑战的一种适应性资源。本研究调查了经常在临床实践中面临不确定性和挑战的医生的自我同情与职业幸福感（工作投入、倦怠和职业生活满意度）之间的关系。加拿大的57名执业医生参与了该研究。总体而言，65%的参与者为女性；47%处于职业生涯早期；49%是家庭医学（FM）医生，其余为非FM专科医生。研究假设如下：（a）与自我同情程度较低的医生相比，具有自我同情的医生工作投入度更高，工作倦怠感更低；（b）与自我同情程度较低的医生相比，具有自我同情的医生通过更高的工作投入度和更低的倦怠感，会体验到更高的职业生活满意度。进行了逐步回归分析。结果证实了假设的关联，表明与在不确定和具有挑战性的时期对自己缺乏同情的医生相比，具有自我同情的医生工作投入更积极，因工作需求而在情感、身体和认知上感到的倦怠更少，对职业生活也更满意。未来需要开展研究，以确定支持执业医生和医学实习生变得更具自我同情的最佳方式，从而提升他们的幸福感，并最终提供有效的患者护理。
