Professional Quality of Life in German Psychiatrists

Suspended

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

• Registration Number: NCT04165733
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

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

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-14
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-18
• Study Start: 2020-01-16
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-14
• Primary Completion: 2026-12
• Study Completion: 2026-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: SUSPENDED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Psychiatrits (Physician with specialization in psychiatry or currently in specialization for psychiatry)
• 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
Psychiatrists in Germany	Online questionnaire	Psychiatrists 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.
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.
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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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