Palliative care practice is associated with risk factors linked to end-of-life, chronicity,
personal, interpersonal, and work characteristics, as well as with protective factors, but how …

Objectives: Research on the experiences, coping mechanisms, and impact of death and
dying on the lives of palliative medicine specialists is limited. Most research focuses on the …

Caring for patients and families during the palliative stages of disease can be both stressful
and rewarding. The chapter describes the personal experience with a life-threatening …

Background: Palliative care professionals face emotional challenges when caring for
patients with serious advanced diseases. Coping skills are essential for working in palliative …

The article reviews the complex and demanding field of palliative care, noting the sources of
the stresses and strains that the health care workers often encounter. It illustrates the …

Although working with cancer patients is considered stressful, palliative care staff
experience similar levels of psychological distress and lower levels of burnout than staff …

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the coping strategies of staff nurses working
in palliative care. Death and dying are important aspects of nurses' day-to-day work in …

Background: Palliative care in primary care and nursing home settings is becoming
increasingly important. A multidimensional palliative care approach, provided by a …

Recruitment and retention of hospice nurses have been a challenge in the last decade due,
in part, to workplace stress. This research seeks to better understand and expand the current …

Providing palliative care involves serious challenges for nurses, such as end-of-life
decisions, contact with people's suffering and dying, and increased risk of burnout. However …