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| Title |
Exploring the meaning and practice of self-care among palliative care nurses and doctors: a qualitative study
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| Published in |
BMC Palliative Care, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12904-018-0318-0 |
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| Authors |
Jason Mills, Timothy Wand, Jennifer A. Fraser |
| Abstract |
Self-care practice within the palliative care workforce is often discussed, yet seemingly under-researched. While palliative care professionals are required to implement and maintain effective self-care strategies, there appears little evidence to guide them. Moreover, there is an apparent need to clarify the meaning of self-care in palliative care practice. This paper reports qualitative findings within the context of a broader mixed-methods study. The aim of the present study was to explore the meaning and practice of self-care as described by palliative care nurses and doctors. A purposive sample of 24 palliative care nurses and doctors across Australia participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed prior to inductive qualitative content analysis, supported by QSR NVivo data management software. Three overarching themes emerged from the analysis: (1) A proactive and holistic approach to promoting personal health and wellbeing to support professional care of others; (2) Personalised self-care strategies within professional and non-professional contexts; and (3) Barriers and enablers to self-care practice. The findings of this study provide a detailed account of the context and complexity of effective self-care practice previously lacking in the literature. Self-care is a proactive, holistic, and personalised approach to the promotion of health and wellbeing through a variety of strategies, in both personal and professional settings, to enhance capacity for compassionate care of patients and their families. This research adds an important qualitative perspective and serves to advance knowledge of both the context and effective practice of self-care in the palliative care workforce. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 28 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 13 | 46% |
| Spain | 2 | 7% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 75% |
| Scientists | 5 | 18% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 324 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 324 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 45 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 12% |
| Other | 17 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 5% |
| Other | 65 | 20% |
| Unknown | 128 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 74 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 13% |
| Psychology | 21 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 13 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 3% |
| Other | 30 | 9% |
| Unknown | 132 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 57. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 December 2023.
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#743,023
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Outputs from BMC Palliative Care
#27
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#16,601
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#4
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