Compassion fatigue in pediatric nephrology-The cost of caring.

Authors :: Goldberg AM
Source :: Frontiers in pediatrics [Front Pediatr] 2022 Sep 06; Vol. 10, pp. 977835. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 06 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Compassion fatigue is the result of repeated vicarious trauma from caring for those who have suffered. Although not well-researched in pediatric nephrology to date, there is reason to believe that it is a real and sustained threat to the pediatric nephrology workforce. Interventions aimed at individuals, the profession, and the organizations in which pediatric nephrologists work can create spaces to discuss and ameliorate compassion fatigue. This will result in better care for patients, more stable pediatric nephrology divisions and a stronger, more resilient pediatric nephrology workforce.<br />Competing Interests: The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Goldberg.)