TY - JOUR
T1 - Caring for oneself to care for others
T2 - Physicians and their self-care
AU - Sanchez-Reilly, Sandra
AU - Morrison, Laura J.
AU - Carey, Elise
AU - Bernacki, Rachelle
AU - O'Neill, Lynn
AU - Kapo, Jennifer
AU - Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S.
AU - deLima Thomas, Jane
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013 Frontline Medical Communications.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - It is well known that clinicians experience distress and grief in response to their patients' suffering. Oncologists and palliative care specialists are no exception since they commonly experience patient loss and are often affected by unprocessed grief. These emotions can compromise clinicians' personal well-being, since unexamined emotions may lead to burnout, moral distress, compassion fatigue, and poor clinical decisions which adversely affect patient care. One approach to mitigate this harm is selfcare, defined as a cadre of activities performed independently by an individual to promote and maintain personal well-being throughout life. This article emphasizes the importance of having a self-care and self-awareness plan when caring for patients with life-limiting cancer and discusses validated methods to increase self-care, enhance self-awareness and improve patient care.
AB - It is well known that clinicians experience distress and grief in response to their patients' suffering. Oncologists and palliative care specialists are no exception since they commonly experience patient loss and are often affected by unprocessed grief. These emotions can compromise clinicians' personal well-being, since unexamined emotions may lead to burnout, moral distress, compassion fatigue, and poor clinical decisions which adversely affect patient care. One approach to mitigate this harm is selfcare, defined as a cadre of activities performed independently by an individual to promote and maintain personal well-being throughout life. This article emphasizes the importance of having a self-care and self-awareness plan when caring for patients with life-limiting cancer and discusses validated methods to increase self-care, enhance self-awareness and improve patient care.
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U2 - 10.12788/j.suponc.0003
DO - 10.12788/j.suponc.0003
M3 - Article
C2 - 23967495
AN - SCOPUS:84883470051
SN - 1544-6794
VL - 11
SP - 75
EP - 81
JO - Journal of Supportive Oncology
JF - Journal of Supportive Oncology
IS - 2
ER -