| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with compassion fatigue upon midwives providing childbirth care. The study was a cross-sectional survey involving midwives who deal with childbirth from hospitals and clinics in Hokkaido. 31 hospitals and 11 clinics(42.9%) agreed to participate in this study. The sample consisted of 172 midwives who completed the questionnaires. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised(IES-R) was used to evaluate compassion fatigue. 28.5% of midwives reported high to severe compassion fatigue. Multiple regression analysis revealed that variables correlated with IES-R included frequency of witnessed miscarriage, emotional expression involving others, changing a point of view and duty position. The findings suggest that midwives providing childbirth care may be at risk of highly experiencing compassion fatigue.
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