ProQOL - Professional Quality of Life

ProQOL - Professional Quality of Life
Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue (ProQOL) Version 5 (2009) When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. Understanding the positive and negative aspects of your job can improve your ability to help others and to keep your own balance. You can find out more about the Professional Quality of Life questionnaire at proqol.org
I am happy
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I am preoccupied with more than one person I help
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I get satisfaction from being able to help people
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel connected to others
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I jump or am startled by unexpected sounds
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel invigorated after working with those I help
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I find it difficult to separate my personal life from my life as a doctor
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I am not as productive at work because I am losing sleep over traumatic experiences of a person I help
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I think that I might have been affected by the traumatic stress of those I help
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel trapped by my job as a doctor
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
Because of my job, I have felt "on edge" about various things
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I like my work
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel depressed because of the traumatic experiences of the people I help
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel as though I am experiencing the trauma of someone I have helped
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I have beliefs that sustain me
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I am pleased with how I am able to keep up with treatment techniques and protocols
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I am the person I always wanted to be
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
My work makes me feel satisfied
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel worn out because of my work as a doctor
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I have happy thoughts and feelings about those I help and how I could help them
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel overwhelmed because my case work load seems endless
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I believe I can make a difference through my work
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I avoid certain activities or situations because they remind me of frightening experiences of the people I help
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I am proud of what I can do to help
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
As a result of my work, I have intrusive, frightening thoughts
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I feel "bogged down" by the system
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I have thoughts that I am a "success" as a doctor
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I can't recall important parts of my work with trauma victims
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I am a very caring person
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
I am happy that I chose to do this work
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often

Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue

(ProQOL) Version 5 (2009)

When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days.

Understanding the positive and negative aspects of your job can improve your ability to help others and to keep your own balance. You can find out more about the Professional Quality of Life questionnaire at proqol.org

I am happy