The stresses of volunteering in a hospice: A qualitative study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-64

  Dein, Simon ^a   Abbas, Syed Qamar ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Clare Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Hospice; Stress; Suport; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTEER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 13444259902     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm969oa     Document Type: Article

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