Stress and Burnout Among Providers Caring for the Terminally Ill and Their Families (The Hospice Journal) (The Hospice Journal)
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: September 1988
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780866566742
Subjects: Psychology; Medical personnel; Mental Health; Job stress; Burn out (Psychology); Hospice care; Psychological aspects
First sentence: It is generally agreed that the risks for stress and burnout are not equal in all types of health care settings (Pines &amp; Maslach, 1978; Shubin, 1979; Storlie, 1982) and that those working with the terminally ill are especially vulnerable.