Empowering the Health and Well-Being of the Palliative Care Workforce: Evaluation of a Weekly Self-Care Checklist.


Journal

Journal of pain and symptom management
ISSN: 1873-6513
Titre abrégé: J Pain Symptom Manage
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8605836

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 2021
Historique:
received: 17 08 2020
revised: 14 09 2020
accepted: 17 09 2020
pubmed: 27 9 2020
medline: 10 7 2021
entrez: 26 9 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Workplace interventions are needed to prevent burnout and support the well-being of the palliative care workforce. We conducted a survey of all palliative care clinical staff to evaluate the usefulness and feasibility of checklist items and the checklist itself. We collected demographics, perceptions of professional satisfaction and burnout, and qualitative feedback aimed at improving the checklist. We implemented a 13-item self-care checklist, included in a handbook on palliative care carried in the laboratory coat of all clinical personnel, to remind them to care of their own well-being. Of 39 personnel contacted, 32 (82%) responded. Most (20; 62%) found the checklist useful. Exercise was the most highly ranked item, whereas watching visual arts was the lowest ranked item. Numerous opportunities were identified to improve the checklist and facilitate achievement of checklist items. Survey data will be used in the next checklist version.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Workplace interventions are needed to prevent burnout and support the well-being of the palliative care workforce.
MEASURES
We conducted a survey of all palliative care clinical staff to evaluate the usefulness and feasibility of checklist items and the checklist itself. We collected demographics, perceptions of professional satisfaction and burnout, and qualitative feedback aimed at improving the checklist.
INTERVENTION
We implemented a 13-item self-care checklist, included in a handbook on palliative care carried in the laboratory coat of all clinical personnel, to remind them to care of their own well-being.
OUTCOMES
Of 39 personnel contacted, 32 (82%) responded. Most (20; 62%) found the checklist useful. Exercise was the most highly ranked item, whereas watching visual arts was the lowest ranked item.
CONCLUSIONS/LESSONS LEARNED
Numerous opportunities were identified to improve the checklist and facilitate achievement of checklist items. Survey data will be used in the next checklist version.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32979518
pii: S0885-3924(20)30757-0
doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.024
pmc: PMC7510423
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

817-823

Subventions

Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA016672
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Auteurs

Amy Swan (A)

Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Ahsan Azhar (A)

Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Aimee E Anderson (AE)

Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Janet L Williams (JL)

Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Diane Liu (D)

Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Eduardo Bruera (E)

Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. Electronic address: ebruera@mdanderson.org.

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