Table 1.
Summary of features for 188 resident respondents and measures of the subscales of compassion fatigue.
| Feature | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (N=186) | |
| Women | 88 (47) |
| Men | 98 (53) |
| Specialty | |
| Non-surgical | 85 (45) |
| Surgical | 70 (37) |
| Emergency | 33 (18) |
| Clinical hours per week (N=187) | |
| <40 | 20 (11) |
| 41–60 | 48 (26) |
| 61–80 | 106 (57) |
| >80 | 13 (7) |
| Primarily night shifts (N=187) | |
| No | 154 (82) |
| Yes | 33 (18) |
| With child dependents (N=187) | |
| No | 127 (68) |
| Yes | 60 (32) |
| Compassion satisfaction score | |
| Low | 0 |
| Average | 111 (59) |
| High | 77 (41) |
| Burnout score | |
| Low | 107 (57) |
| Average | 81 (43) |
| High | 0 |
| Secondary traumatic stress score | |
| Low | 144 (77) |
| Average | 44 (23) |
| High | 0 |
| Mean ± SD (Median; Range) | |
| Compassion satisfaction score | 40.4 ± 5.4 (40; 27 – 50) |
| Burnout score | 21.8 ± 5.1 (22; 11 – 39) |
| Secondary traumatic stress score | 19.8 ± 4.5 (19; 11 – 33) |