Professional Quality of Life in German Psychiatrists

Professional Quality of Life in German Psychiatrists Working with Patients with Mental Disorders

Status

Suspended

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04165733

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-11-18

Start date

2020-01-16

Completion date

2026-12-31

Last updated

2025-02-14

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Conditions

Burnout, Caregiver, Burnout, Professional, Mental Disorder

Keywords

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

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.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTOnline questionnaire

Clinical psychologists in Germany currently working with patients with mental disorders

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
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.
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.

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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