EFFICIENT MEASURES FOR BURNOUT PREVENTION IN PALLIATIVE CARE

• Published in: International journal of medical dentistry Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 81
• Main Authors: Dobre, Cristina, Duceac, Letiţia, Grierosu, Carmen, Mihai, Dana, Zaharia, Agripina, Stafie, Liviu, Stadoleanu, Carmen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iasi Apollonia University of Iasi, Medical Dentistry Faculty 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Adult abuse & neglect; Burnout; Hospice care; Literature reviews; Mental health care; Nursing homes; Palliative care; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; Quality; Risk factors
• ISSN: 2066-6063; 2392-8018

On May 21, 2014 , the World Health Assembly, the decisional organ of the World Health Organization, voted the resolution for the integration and development of the capacity of palliative care services as a constituent part of the health systems. The resolution represents a major pace in the development of palliative care at world level, once the ministers responsible for the field took upon themselves - by means of information and training programs - the task of services' development, mainly at community level, the support from the part of the next of kins, the elaboration of educational programs, of guides and clinical protocols for specialists, of instruments for the monitorization of the quality of services provided, an easier access of patients to medication, as well as partnerships with the civil society. [...]mention should be made of a characteristic of the palliative care services which influences the burnout level, namely the emotional relation created between the patient and the medical team, as a result of the prolongued duration of the care services. Palliative care services occur in a challenging environment, in which professionals are frequently faced with over-particular ethical decisions related to deep suffering, total pain, dignity in front of death and even death itself [1,2]. The authors focused on this topic as the health control and management of those who provide palliative care for the patients, together with the medical domain of palliative care, taken as a whole, represent „an honour and a privilege" and a challenge for any physician...