Grief experience and support needs of Japanese health care professionals working in palliative care

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

The grief experiences of health professionals and their impact have not been identified as significant issues in palliative care settings. Nevertheless, health professional's grief may lead to burn out and reduce the effectiveness of care that they can provide to others. This research aims to identify Japanese nurses’ grief experience when they work in palliative care, the factors affecting their grief and will make recommendations about essential staff support systems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $60,012.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Oncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Palliative Care | Qualitative Research | Registered Nurses | Staff Support | Stress