Compassion fatigue, watching patients suffering and emotional display rules among hospice professionals: a daily diary study

Compassion fatigue, watching patients suffering and emotional display rules among hospice professionals: a daily diary study

Abstract Background Hospice workers are required to regularly use emotional regulation strategies in an attempt to encourage and sustain terminally ill patients and families. Daily emotional regulation in reaction to constantly watching suffering patients may be intensified among those hospice profe...

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Main Authors: Igor Portoghese, Maura Galletta, Philip Larkin, Salvatore Sardo, Marcello Campagna, Gabriele Finco, Ernesto D’Aloja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Patients suffering
Emotional display
Burnout
Secondary traumatic stress
Compassion fatigue
Diary study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-0531-5

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