Palliative medicine
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Palliative medicine · Mar 2024
How palliative care professionals develop coping competence through their career: A grounded theory.
Palliative care professionals face emotional challenges when caring for patients with serious advanced diseases. Coping skills are essential for working in palliative care. Several types of coping strategies are mentioned in the literature as protective. However, little is known about how coping skills are developed throughout a professional career. ⋯ The explicative model presents a pathway for personal and professional growth, by accumulating strategies that modulate emotional responses and encourage an ongoing passion for work.
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Palliative medicine · Mar 2024
'People don't realise how much their past experiences affect them in adulthood': A qualitative study of adult siblings' experiences of growing-up with a sister/brother with a childhood life-limiting condition and their perceived support needs.
There is a lack of research about the experiences and impact of having a sibling with a life-limiting condition. Studies focus on the sibling experience during childhood but the experience and impact during adulthood is unknown despite the increased life-expectancy of children with life-limiting conditions. ⋯ Having a sister/brother with a childhood life-limiting condition appeared to have a significant and ongoing impact on adult siblings but their support needs, particularly for psychotherapy and peer support, are overlooked. The findings highlight the importance of ensuring siblings are included in family assessments and that family-based interventions are developed to promote sibling-parent relationships.