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Running head: CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF EVIDENCE11Assessment 3: Critical Appraisal of EvidenceName:Institutional Affiliation:
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CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF EVIDENCE2Assessment 3: Critical Appraisal of EvidenceHarker, R., Pidgeon, A., Klaassen, F., & King, S. (2016). Exploring resilience and mindfulness as preventative factors for psychological distress burnout and secondary traumatic stress among human service professional. Work, 54(3), 631-637. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.acu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=117046339&site=ehost-live&scope=siteIntroductionHuman service providers such as health clinicians who work with distressed and vulnerable populations are faced with challenges of managing emotional pain, trauma, and psychological distress. The highlighted challenges often result into burnout (Harker, Pidgeon, Klaassen, & King, 2016). Burnout refers to a disorder developed in places of work (Maslach, Scahufeli, & Leiter, 2016) which is characterized by decline in personal accomplishment; emotional exhaustion as well as depersonalization .The results of burnout includes fatigue, depression, and over-extension. As well, burnout causes cynism and general negative attitude towards work. Adverse effects of employee burnout can effectively be managed by adopting strategies that promote resilience (Jackson, Firkto, & Edenborough, 2017). Particularly, resilience leads to faster emotional and psychological recovery from the events that cause stress (Ong, Bergeman, &Wallance, 2016).AuthorshipThe strengths of the authorship of this study are attributed to the relevance of the departments from which the authors were drawn and the qualifications of the authors. In
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CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF EVIDENCE3particular, the authors of this article were from departments of psychology and family services (Harker, Pidgeon, Klaassen, & King, 2016). The two departments are the most relevant in relation to the study objective. In the first place, psychologists have an in depth understanding of causes, effects, and management of stress. On the other hand, family service providersdeal with the empowerment and intervention of vulnerable populations thus has an understanding of stress-related duties. Further, the qualificationsof the authors as PhD and RN holders in medical fields offer the advantage of possessing experience in dealing with the members of the target population. As such, the authors have an advantage of developing a research that is tailored towards addressing the challenge posed by the research study. On the other hand, the authorship of this study has the weakness of interviewer bias. Specifically, the authors may have developed questions which are based on their on their experiences and opinions rather than the research. This situation could have resulted in conflict of interest as articulated by Allen (2017).Research QuestionThe underlying question in this research study was to find out if indeed resilience prevents burnout in health service students. Harker, Pidgeon, Klaassen, & King (2016) argues that heath service professionals such as counselors, foster care workers, health clinicians, psychologists, and social workers experience work-related burnouts. The effects of such burnouts include absenteeism, unproductive workers, increased turnover, and reduced employee satisfaction (Maslach, Scahufeli, & Leiter, 2016). The highlighted negative effects of burnout notonly affect the organization but also reduce the quality of services offered by the professionals. Itis therefore important that the professionals build resilience in order to preserve the quality of services offered and psychological well-being of the service professionals. Previous studies haveestablished that resilience reduces burnout in employees. However, no research has been
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