The Personal Wellbeing Index in Spanish Palliative Care Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study of Wellbeing

Frontiers in Psychology

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Sergio Pérez-Belmonte¹  Laura Galiana¹  Irene Fernández¹  Gabriel Vidal-Blanco²  Noemí Sansó³ 

[1] Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia;Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, University of Valencia;Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands;Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa)

关键词: palliative care;    wellbeing;    burnout;    health personnel;    compassion fatigue;    compassion satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672792

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Health professionals are especially exposed to stress, with consequences on professionals’ health and wellbeing. However, palliative care professionals’ wellbeing has been the subject of very little research. The aim of this work is to study the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) in a sample of Spanish palliative care professionals, as well as to study their levels of wellbeing and the relationships of wellbeing with variables such as gender, age, marital status, profession, and professional quality of life. A cross-sectional survey of Spanish palliative care professionals was conducted. The Spanish version of the PWI and the Short version of the Professional Quality of Life Scale were used. Here, 296 palliative care professionals attending patients at the end of life participated in the study. They showed medium to high levels of wellbeing. The PWI showed an adequate internal structure [χ 2 (20) = 116.130 ( p < 0.001)]; Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.970; standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.041; root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.140 (0.116, 0.166)] and excellent estimates of reliability [α = 0.879 and Composite Reliability Index (CRI) = 0.923]. Wellbeing was higher for married compared to single and showed no relation with age, gender, and profession. Additionally, a structural equation model was estimated, in which a positive relation was found between wellbeing and compassion satisfaction and a negative one with burnout. The PWI is adequate to measure personal wellbeing in Spanish palliative care professionals.

【 授权许可】

CC BY