Palliative care professionals' care and compassion for self and others: A narrative review

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 219-229

  Mills, Jason ^a   Wand, Timothy ^b   Fraser, Jennifer A ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compassion; Palliative care; Self care; Self compassion

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COMPASSION FATIGUE; DATA BASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NARRATIVE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMPASSION FATIGUE; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 85019702863     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2017.23.5.219     Document Type: Review

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