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Professional Quality of Life and Coping Strategies Among Individuals Practicing Internal Medicine In Saudi Arabia
Mahallawi, Ruba
Mahallawi, Ruba
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Burnout and compassion fatigue could impact doctors' mental health and professional satisfaction, specifically among internal medicine doctors. This study analyzed the relationships between coping strategies and components of professional quality of life: compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue among Saudi internal medicine doctors. A cross-sectional survey design was used, with 60 doctors from governmental hospitals completing the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL-V) and the Brief COPE. Descriptive analyses indicated that most internists reported average to poor sleep quality, limited mental health support, and low to regular physical activity. Pearson correlations showed that compassion satisfaction was negatively associated with burnout, whereas compassion fatigue was positively associated with burnout. Problem-focused coping was positively correlated with compassion satisfaction, while avoidant coping was positively correlated with burnout and compassion fatigue. Multiple linear regression analyses demonstrated that problem-focused coping significantly predicted higher compassion satisfaction, avoidant coping significantly predicted greater burnout and compassion fatigue, and emotion-focused coping significantly predicted compassion fatigue. These results are related to stress and coping theory, highlighting the potential adaptive coping and the maladaptive nature of avoidant and emotional coping within high stress in medical environments. The study showed the importance of hospitals' support in promoting adaptive coping skills, accessible mental health resources, and interventions to manage burnout and compassion fatigue among internal medicine doctors in Saudi Arabia.
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Effat University