Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue: Experiences of Rehabilitation Healthcare Workers in Rural and Remote Locations in Australia
Table 1
Interview guide questions.
Did your professional training prepare you for working in a rural setting? (explore why/why not)
What type of things impact your ability to provide compassionate care when working with clients?
What workplace supports help you to provide compassionate care when working with clients?
Have there been times in your career where your ability to provide compassionate care has fluctuated?
Prompts: Why do you think it fluctuated at that time?
What would have helped you at that time?
Was help provided? What help?
Did you or anyone else make any changes to the way things were?
Did that help? How?
Are there any nonwork stressors or supports that impacts your [ability to provide compassionate care/compassion levels]? What—can you describe?
You’ll be familiar with the term “quality of life”—can you tell me about your work quality of life?
On a scale of 1–10 where 1 is very poor and 10 is very high, how would you rate your work quality of life?
Have you ever thought about leaving your current role or work in this profession?
If yes—can you explain why/provide examples? What has helped you stay in the role?
If no—can you explain why? What supports you in your role?
Do you have any suggestions or recommendations on ways the workplace can help to improve rehabilitation healthcare workers ability to provide compassionate care?
