Empathy fatigue among physicians and its influencing factors: a cross-sectional survey from Southwest China
The majority of hospital physicians experience empathy fatigue and have considered resigning; this study provides reference data that demonstrate the extent of this issue. Efforts are urgently needed to address empathy fatigue in physicians and, therefore, increase physician retention.
Authors
- Qing Ye
- Gongbo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1068-9767)
- Xuemin Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4901-1697)
- Qiang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-4702)
- Hua Liu
Institutions
- Dalian Medical University (CN)
- Third People's Hospital of Chengdu (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chengdu Second People's Hospital (CN)
- Southwest Jiaotong University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06217-w
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.25