Research trends and scientific analysis of publications on burnout and compassion fatigue among healthcare providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout and compassion fatigue are closely related concepts. Burnout is thought to develop from occupational stress while compassion fatigue results from being in a caregiver role leading to inability to get engaged in a caring relation. The objective of the current study was to investigate research trends, themes, citations, and key players of publications on burnout and compassion fatigue among healthcare providers.

Methods

A validated search query was developed and implemented in the Scopus database. The study period was all times up to 2019.

Results

Research query found 4416 publications. Publications started in 1978. Steep growth in the number of publications was observed in the last decade. There were seven research themes in the retrieved publication

SUBMITTER: Sweileh WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7356120 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature