Professional Quality of Life in German Psychologists

Completed

• Conditions: Burnout, Caregiver; Mental Disorder; Burnout, Professional
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Online questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04149912
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess professional quality of life in German psychologists working with patients with mental disorders.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to assess professional quality of life, which includes compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatization in clinical psychologists, working with patients with mental disorders, in Germany.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-01
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-04
• Study Start: 2020-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-30
• Study Completion: 2020-04-30
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 454

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical psychologist
• Currently working with patients with mental disorders
• At least 18 years old
• Sufficient German skills for answering the questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Clinical psychologists in Germany	Online questionnaire	Clinical psychologists in Germany currently working with patients with mental disorders

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Burnout	1 day	Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Version 5 (ProQOL) - German Version - Subscale "Burnout" (Minimum: 10 - Maximum: 50 - Higher scores mean a higher level of burnout.
Compassion Satisfaction	1 day	Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Version 5 (ProQOL) - German Version - Subscale "Compassion Satisfaction" (Minimum: 10 - Maximum: 50 - Higher scores mean a higher compassion satisfaction.
Secondary Traumatization	1 day	Professional Quality of Life: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Version 5 (ProQOL) - German Version - Subscale "Secondary Traumatization" (Minimum: 10 - Maximum: 50 - Higher scores mean a higher level of secondary traumatization.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - Charité Campus Mitte; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany