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Professional Quality of Life in German Psychologists

Professional Quality of Life in German Psychologists Working With Patients With Mental Disorders

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04149912
Enrollment
454
Registered
2019-11-04
Start date
2020-01-15
Completion date
2020-04-30
Last updated
2022-03-14

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Conditions

Burnout, Caregiver, Burnout, Professional, Mental Disorder

Keywords

Professional quality of life, Compassion satisfaction, Burnout, Psychologists, Mental disorders, Mental health

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.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTOnline questionnaire

Online questionnaire via SoSciSurvey

Sponsors

Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Months to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compassion Satisfaction1 dayProfessional 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.
Burnout1 dayProfessional 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.
Secondary Traumatization1 dayProfessional 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.

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026