Abstract
Palliative and hospice care health professionals may be at risk of poorer psychological outcomes. It is unclear what specific stressors are experienced by staff and what impact they have on their psychological wellbeing. Aims: To identify stressors experienced when working in an adult hospice inpatient unit environment and how these are managed. Methods: Individual interviews were conducted with healthcare professionals working in a hospice adult inpatient unit. Findings: A total of 19 staff were interviewed. Six themes were constructed, with four related to stressors experienced: unrealistic workload, patient care, managing relationships, and work culture. Two themes concerned strategies for managing stressors were identified: peer support and time out. Conclusion: Changes within hospice care provision are placing demands on staff and reducing the amount of available resources. This may be alleviated by a move towards more compassionate workplaces. There is a need for further research to identify how distress can best be managed and how hospice organisations can best support healthcare staff.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 280-288 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Palliative Nursing |
Volume | 28 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2022 |
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Exploring work stress in palliative care staff
Author: McKenna, M., Dec 2022Supervisor: Dempster, M. (Supervisor) & Adair, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
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