Bereavement overload and its effects on, and related coping mechanisms of health care providers and ward administrators at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State

Bereavement overload and its effects on, and related coping mechanisms of health care providers and ward administrators at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State

Background: Patient death is an event that all health care workers will face at some point. Beyond the family, the greatest emotional strain is on people who work directly with the patient and family. Bereavement overload occurs after multiple losses without time for normal grief in between. Aim: T...

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Main Authors: Zaid Allie, Edith Le Roux, Khantse Mahlatsi, Boitumelo Mofokeng, Zara-Anne Ramoo, Khanyisile Sibiya, Gina Joubert, Jan P Van Rooyen, Hanneke Brits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-06-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:
bereavement
compassion fatigue
health care workers
patients
death
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1652

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