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ArticleBMC palliative care2024

Impact of confrontation to patient suffering and death on wellbeing and burnout in professionals: a cross-sectional study.

Anne-Catherine Delafontaine, Royce Anders, Bernard Mathieu, Cornelia Rolli Salathé, Benjamin Putois

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Article in BMC palliative care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Anne-Catherine DelafontaineFaculty of Psychology, Swiss Distance Learning University, Technopôle 5, Sierre, 3960, Switzerland. anne-catherine.delafontaine@chuv.ch.
Royce AndersDepartment of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Epsylon Laboratory UR4556, University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, 34000, France.
Bernard MathieuChair of palliative psychology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Hôpital Nestlé, Av. Pierre-Decker 5, Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland.
Cornelia Rolli SalathéFaculty of Psychology, Swiss Distance Learning University, Technopôle 5, Sierre, 3960, Switzerland.
Benjamin PutoisFaculty of Psychology, Swiss Distance Learning University, Technopôle 5, Sierre, 3960, Switzerland.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRDynamique des Capacités Humaines et des Conduites de Santé · FRSwiss Institute for Regenerative Medicine · CHUniversity Hospital of Lausanne · CHUniversity of Fribourg · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPalliative care and oncology generate a risk of burnout and psychological distress in professionals. The purpose of this study is to identify both psychopathological and positive factors related to mental health at work. It aims (i) to explore the extent to which these professionals are confronted with suffering, illness, and death; and to explore the prevalence of psychological distress and/or burnout, (ii) to identify potential determinants of burnout and psychological wellbeing at work, (iii) to develop an integrative model of mental health; and to identify frequency and impact of confrontations with death, and (iv) to identify profiles of professionals are at risk of developing a mental health disorder or, conversely, characterized by wellbeing.

methodsA cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted in palliative care and oncology evaluating confrontations with death, coping, burnout, psychological distress, personality, self-esteem, well-being and meaning at work. Regressions, clustering, and structural equation modeling analyses were performed.

results109 professionals participated (58% from oncology and 42% from palliative care), of which 79% were female, and 65% were between 30 and 49 years old. Aim i: 30% witnessed an intolerable suffering at least 9 times a month, 45% reported moderate to high levels of burnout, 39% suffered from anxiety and 11% from depression. Aim ii: the determinants of burnout were the personality traits conscientiousness and neuroticism, low meaning of work, and low wellbeing (R

conclusionsAn integrative approach is essential to understand the full range of mental health issues for professionals. Meaning of work is a key factor in professional interventions that should primarily affect front-line professionals with limited experience.

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Burnout, PsychologicalMental DisordersAdultAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedBurnoutDeath confrontationsHealthcare professionalsMeaning at workOncologyPalliative carePersonalityPsychological distressSelf-esteemWork wellbeing

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PMID38486209
PMCPMC10941396
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