Orientations can avert psychosocial risks to palliative staff

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 716-718

  Kamau, Caroline ^a   Medisauskaite, Asta ^b   Lopes, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; oncology; psychosocial risks; staff inductions; workplace coping

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; BURNOUT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DYING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELPLESSNESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LETTER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STAFF TRAINING; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERMINAL CARE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84902082282     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3496     Document Type: Letter

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