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- Title
Adverse psychosocial consequences: Compassion fatigue, burnout and vicarious traumatization: Are nurses who provide palliative and hematological cancer care vulnerable?
- Authors
Sabo, Brenda M.
- Abstract
The work environment significantly affects the physical, psychological, emotional and/or spiritual wellbeing of individuals is unquestionable. Adverse effects have been noted among healthcare professionals working with clients experiencing pain and suffering often associated with cancer, palliative or end-of-life care; however, little is known about how or in which manner the nurse-patient-family relationship may affect the psychosocial health and wellbeing of nurses working in these areas. Three concepts have been highlighted as most frequently associated with the adverse consequences of caring work: these are compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress), burnout and vicarious traumatization. The following discussion investigates these concepts and their implications on palliative and hematological cancer nursing practice.
- Subjects
WORK environment; PERSONS; WELL-being; MEDICAL care; CANCER patients; NURSE-patient relationships
- Publication
Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2008, Vol 14, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
0973-1075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0973-1075.41929