Burnout, psychological morbidity and use of coping mechanisms among palliative care practitioners: A multi-centre cross-sectional study.

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Title: Burnout, psychological morbidity and use of coping mechanisms among palliative care practitioners: A multi-centre cross-sectional study.
Authors: Koh, Mervyn Yong Hwang, Chong, Poh Heng, Neo, Patricia Soek Hui, Ong, Yew Jin, Yong, Woon Chai, Ong, Wah Ying, Shen, Mira Li Juan, Hum, Allyn Yin Mei
Source: Palliative Medicine. Jul2015, Vol. 29 Issue 7, p633-642. 10p. 6 Charts.
Subjects: Palliative treatment, Psychological adaptation, Attitude (Psychology), Psychological burnout, Confidence intervals, Medical personnel, Questionnaires, Research funding, Scale analysis (Psychology), Cross-sectional method, Odds ratio, Psychology
Geographic Terms: Singapore
Abstract: The article presents a multi-center cross-sectional study conducted in hospital palliative care services, home hospice and inpatient hospices in Singapore to determine the prevalence of psychological morbidity, burnout and the use of coping mechanisms among the practitioners of palliative care. The study emphasized the importance of promoting the use of such mechanisms in order to reduce psychological morbidity and burnout, which are common in the palliative care community.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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