Caring for terminally Ill patients: the impact on oncologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Journeying with patients throughout their cancer trajectory and caring for them at the end of life can lead to emotional and moral distress in oncologists, negatively impacting their personal and professional identities. A better understanding of how transitions in care goals affect oncologists can shed light on the challenges faced and the support required. This study explored the impact of care transitions on oncologists' professional identity formation (PIF).

Methods

From September to December 2023, semi-structured interviews were conducted with oncologists in a palliative care center in Singapore. The Ring Theory of Personhood (RToP) was used as a framework to capture the effects of experiences with patients transitioning from curative to palliative care on th

SUBMITTER: Somasundaram N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439311 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature