Recharging in the Moment: A Quality of Life Study
1Director, Patient Care Services, Northwell Health, Glen Cove Hospital, Glen Cove, NY, USA.
Purpose:
The aim of the study was to examine whether healthcare professionals' access to a unit-specific respite room compared to an organizational respite room leads to improved compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress.
Design:
This quasi-experimental matched pairs prospective study compared compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress as measured by the Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL) Scale for healthcare professionals with access to a unit-specific respite room (intervention) compared to the organizational respite room (control).
Methods:
The ProQoL Scale for healthcare professionals was administered pre- and post-intervention to the intervention and control group.
Results:
Results indicated statistically significant improvements in all three ProQOL subscales for the interventional group post-intervention, while the control group showed stagnation or decline.
Clinical Relevance To The Practice Of Rehabilitation Nursing:
This study demonstrates the relevance of access to unit-specific respite rooms in promoting the well-being of rehabilitation nurses, who experience prolonged exposure to secondary stress.
Conclusion:
Providing accessible, private spaces for on-the-spot stress recovery can enhance resilience and enable these professionals to provide high-quality care.
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