Abstract:
The objective of this study was to be attached to the sources of passion fatigue, work-life balance and empathy among medical gynecologists working in the field and, therefore, having to work with emotionally charged and sensitive patients. The study was to be conducted based on Figley Compassion Stress and Fatigue Model, Hobfoll Conservation of Resources Theory and Hochschild Emotional Labor Theory, which determine the level of occupational stressors and personal balance that determine the physicians empathic capacity. The study design was a cross-sectional quantitative study which involved 150 gynecologists to take part in the study by completing an online survey consisting of a structure with three valid and reliable scales, including Compassion Fatigue Inventory (Eng, Nordstrm, and Schad, 2021), the work-Life Balance Self-Assessment (Whitten, 2017), and the Empathy Questionnaire (Self-Assessment, n.d.). The SPSS was used to perform the descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, t-test and ANOVA. The data showed that the compassion fatigue was moderate and had a relatively stable work-life balance and differentiated empathy across the group. It was found that the work-life balance was positively associated with empathy and compassion fatigue with work-life balance and empathy respectively with correlation analysis. Regression results revealed that, the enthusiasm of compassion fatigue was a highly negative predictor, yet, its empathic capacity predicted a relevant variance together with a work-life quality that predicted a substantial proportion of variance. Hypotheses testing (sub-level): There were no statistically significant differences except in terms of occupation, meaning these are matters that are of concern to the vast majority across the gender and age cross-section, and other demographic segments. The results favour the idea that empathy is not a fixed trait but dynamic due to occupational need and work-life balance. The case indicates the need of the institutional support, scheduling organization and wellness in the context of preventing compassion fatigue and maintaining empathy in gynecology. The emphasis of the physician well-being as a central factor in the medical quality of care is that the study is bringing the implementable and conceptual uses of the well-being of both the practitioners and the clients.
