Abstract
Background:
End-of-life HIV research places emotional demands on staff, yet evidence for brief compassion training to enhance resilience is limited.
Objectives:
To assess the feasibility and impact of a four-week compassion training program on self-compassion and professional well-being.
Design:
Prospective, single-group, repeated-measures pilot with surveys at baseline (T1), post-program (T2), and 12-week follow-up (T3).
Setting/Participants:
Twenty-four professionals from the UC San Diego Last Gift program (83% women, 63% aged 25–44 years).
Measurements:
Validated scales assessed self-compassion, compassion for others, professional quality of life, and work climate; changes were analyzed with Friedman and Bonferroni-adjusted Wilcoxon tests.
Results:
Over-identification (p = 0.002), workplace joy (p = 0.005), and supportive work environment (p = 0.003) improved. Meditation frequency increased from T1 to T2 (p < 0.001) and remained higher at T3 (p = 0.006).
Conclusions:
A brief compassion program was feasible and improved over-identification and work-climate measures, supporting further evaluation of compassion support training in palliative and end-of-life research settings.
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