The experiences of stress of palliative care providers in Malaysia: a thematic analysis

Beng TS 1 , Chin LE 2 , Guan NC 3 , Yee A 3 , Wu C 3 , Pathmawathi S 4 Show all authors , Yi KT 2 , Kuan WS 2 , Jane LE 2 , Meng CB 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia pramudita_1@hotmail.com
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 2015 Feb;32(1):15-28.
PMID: 24023263 DOI: 10.1177/1049909113503395

Abstract

A qualitative study was conducted with semistructured interviews to explore the experiences of stress in 20 palliative care providers of University Malaya Medical Centre in Malaysia. The results were thematically analyzed. Nine basic themes were generated: (1) organizational challenges, (2) care overload, (3) communication challenges, (4) differences in opinion, (5) misperceptions and misconceptions, (6) personal expectations, (7) emotional involvement, (8) death and dying thoughts, and (9) appraisal and coping. A total care model of occupational stress in palliative care was conceptualized from the analysis. This model may inform the development of interventions in the prevention and management of stress in palliative care.

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