Working with people living with motor neurone disease and the impact on professionals' emotional and psychological well-being: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integrated multidisciplinary care is required to manage the progressive and debilitating symptoms associated with motor neurone disease. Professionals can find providing the level of care required by this population clinically and emotionally challenging. To support those working with these patients it is important to understand the experience of the entire multidisciplinary team involved and the impact of working with motor neurone disease on their emotional and psychological well-being.

Aim

To identify what is known about (1) healthcare professionals' experience of working with motor neurone disease and (2) the impact of this work on their emotional and psychological well-being.

Design

Scoping review. Review protocol registered on Open Science Framework.<

SUBMITTER: Walls M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11776359 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature