Existential distress among healthcare providers caring for patients at the end of life

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-86

  Pessin, Hayley ^a   Fenn, Natalie ^a   Hendriksen, Ellen ^b   DeRosa, Antonio P ^a   Applebaum, Allison ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Existential distress; Healthcare providers; Meaning; Self care

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84927731766     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000116     Document Type: Review

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