Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict, or Burnout: Are These Areas of Concern for Australian Palliative Care Volunteers? Pilot Study Results

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 749-755

  Phillips, Jane ^a,b   Andrews, Lisa ^a   Hickman, Louise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

burnout; interdisciplinary team; palliative care; role ambiguity; role conflict; volunteer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84908576340     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909113505195     Document Type: Article

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