Objective The study aimed to explore oncologist's grief symptoms over patient death and to
identify why and which losses are particularly challenging when patients die. Methods The …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore barriers and facilitators in coping with
patient death in the oncology context. Methods The grounded theory method was used to …

Background: While caring for critically ill and terminal patients can elicit grief symptoms in
health care professionals, few studies have examined oncologists' grief over patient loss …

To identify what protocol and coping strategies oncologists turn to cope with patient loss, the
authors interviewed 20 oncologists at 3 hospitals. Using the grounded theory method …

BACKGROUND The current study was conducted to examine gender differences in the
effect of grief reactions and burnout on emotional distress among clinical oncologists …

Bereavement deserves special attention in oncology practices because of the frequency
with which providers, patients, and their families encounter death. The biological …

Methods. A grounded theory approach was used. 6 We recruited and interviewed 20
oncologists between November 2010 and July 2011 from 3 adult oncology centers in …

Purpose: Although some research has found that health care professionals experience grief
when their patients die, within the oncology context, few studies have examined the impact …

Background To examine pediatric oncologists' grief reactions to patient death, and the
impact patient death has on their personal and professional lives. Procedure The grounded …

Objective Compassion fatigue—that is, secondary traumatic stress (STS) and burnout—is a
traumatic emotional state experienced by health care providers and expressed in a reduced …