ArticlePalliative medicine2026
Workplace support, wellbeing and intention to leave among lone working healthcare assistants providing palliative and end-of-life care in the community: A mixed methods study.
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Abstract
backgroundHealthcare assistants play a critical role in providing palliative and end-of-life care in the community across many healthcare systems internationally. Despite working alone in emotionally demanding and unpredictable settings, no research has examined their psychological wellbeing or factors influencing turnover.
aimTo investigate the correlations between mental wellbeing, intention to leave their role and workplace support in lone working healthcare assistants providing palliative and end-of-life care in the community.
designExplanatory sequential mixed methods study, using cross-sectional survey (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale and Turnover Intention Scale, project team-developed questions), followed by interviews. Quantitative data analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, qualitative data analysed using framework approach. SETTING/
participantsLone working healthcare assistants from a UK non-profit organisation providing palliative and end-of-life care.
resultsAmong 218 survey respondents (22.5% response rate), 80% (
conclusionsThe study challenges assumptions about psychological distress experienced by this workforce while showing that targeted, personalised workplace support strategies could be key to retention, offering evidence-based pathways for strengthening workforce sustainability.
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