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  • Healthcare Ethics
  • Philosophy of Care
  • Psychology of Professionals

Background:

  • Caregivers and health professionals experience compassion fatigue and burnout.
  • Compassion satisfaction is also discussed but may be problematic.
  • Existing frameworks may oversimplify the concept of compassion in caregiving.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To problematize compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction.
  • To propose a theoretical synthesis of compassion.
  • To reframe compassion as a virtue in Aristotelian terms.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical reflective approach.
  • Examination of etymologies and translations.
  • Review of classical theoretical references on compassion and Aristotelian ethics.

Main Results:

  • Identifies limitations in the dichotomies of compassion fatigue and satisfaction.
  • Suggests compassion can be understood as a virtue.
  • Proposes compassion as a reasoned middle ground between extremes.

Conclusions:

  • Rethinking compassion as a virtue offers a more nuanced understanding for caregivers.
  • This Aristotelian perspective provides a framework for balancing caregiving demands.
  • Addresses the complexities of compassion beyond simple fatigue or satisfaction.