Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Production on Compassion Fatigue.
J Pers Med
; 12(10)2022 Sep 24.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2155170
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Compassion fatigue is a common phenomenon among healthcare professionals and includes several concepts that share a direct relationship with quality of life, with consequences on both physical and emotional well-being but also at the economic and organizational levels.OBJECTIVES:
To analyze the profile of scientific publications on compassion fatigue, dissecting trends, and highlighting research opportunities.METHOD:
Bibliometric analysis based on Donthu's guidelines, data collection from Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), and analytic techniques (performance analysis and science mapping) with VOSviewer® and CiteSpace®.RESULTS:
We obtained 1364 articles and found that the concept emerged in 1995 and is frequently associated with areas of general health. Through analysis, we identified the following research frontiers "vicarious traumatization", "working", "survivor", "mental health", and "impact".CONCLUSION:
There has been a growing interest in this subject among researchers, with an increase in scientific production related to areas of health such as nursing, providing a solid starting point for further investigation. Registration number from the Open Science Framework osf.io/b3du8.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jpm12101574
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