Adaptation and continuous learning: integrative review of coping strategies of palliative care professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coping is essential to manage palliative care professionals' challenges. The focus has been on the effects of coping mechanism; however, little is known about coping itself in palliative care.

Aim

To synthesise evidence of coping strategies in palliative care professionals, and how different strategies play roles over time.

Design

Systematically conducted integrative review.

Data sources

PubMed; CINAHL; Medline; PsycINFO and B-ON were searched (1996-2021) combining 'coping' AND 'palliative care'. A predefined data extraction sheet was developed to report data. Two researchers performed constant comparative analysis using Nvivo^®.

Results

Thirty-one studies were included. Four main strategies with recurrent reference to time were foun

SUBMITTER: Sapeta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8793319 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature