Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (N = 590).
| Personal and professional characteristics | n/N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex, female | 351/571 (61.5%) |
| Pediatric subspecialty | |
| Neonatology | 113/590 (19.2%) |
| Palliative care | 36/590 (6.1%) |
| Critical care | 188/590 (31.9) |
| Emergency medicine | 184/590 (31.2%) |
| Hematology-oncology | 69/590 (11.7%) |
| Years in clinical practice | |
| ≤5 | 117/587 (19.9%) |
| 6–15 | 215/587 (36.6%) |
| ≥16 | 255/587 (43.4%) |
| Years at current institution | |
| ≤5 | 159/589 (27%) |
| 6–15 | 241/589 (40.9%) |
| ≥16 | 189/589 (32.1%) |
| Received education about | |
| Compassion fatigue | 249/590 (42.2%) |
| Burnout | 382/590 (64.7%) |
| Current personal self-care activities | |
| Exercise | 469/590 (79.5%) |
| Talk about distressing work-related issues | 470/590 (79.7%) |
| Engage in creative arts | 267/590 (45.3%) |
| Spiritual practice | 216/590 (36.6%) |
| Holistic practice | 113/590 (19.2%) |
| Socialize with family/friends/pets | 489/590 (82.9%) |
| Mental health care | 78/590 (13.2%) |
| Self-care is not a priority | 29/590 (4.9%) |
| Engage in negative habits | 95/590 (16.1%) |
| Participate in institutional offerings for self-care | 346/581 (59.6%) |
| Barriers to participation in institutional offerings for self-care | |
| No reason | 13/265 (4.9%) |
| Unsure about what’s offered | 47/263 (17.9%) |
| Too time-consuming | 72/265 (27.2%) |
| Inconvenient | 120/265 (45.3%) |
| Won’t help | 58/265 (21.9%) |
| Not geared to me | 7/264 (2.7%) |
| Anonymity issues/stigma | 10/263 (3.8%) |
| Prefer to handle alone/I have my own supports | 92/270 (34.1%) |