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Caring for those who care for the dying: Coping with the demands on palliative care workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2006

AMI ROKACH
AMI ROKACH
Affiliation:
The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychosocial Stress, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

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 multidimensional needs of patients, the reasons why they and/or their families may hamper palliative care, and, mostly, what can be done to deal with and—better yet—prevent palliative workers' burnout.

Keywords

Palliative careHospiceDeathCaregiversSelf-care
Type
REVIEW ARTICLES
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 2005 , pp. 325 - 332
Copyright
© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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