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The psychological impact on staff of caring for people with serious diseases: the case of HIV infection and oncology

Catalan, Jose, Burgess, Adrian, Pergami, Andrea, Hulme, Nick, Gazzard, Brian, Phillips, Robert·1996·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Abstract

Psychological stress and work-related burnout in staff working with AIDS and with cancer patients were compared using a self-report method of assessment. Measures included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and the Social Adjustment Scale (SAS-M). More than 80% of those staff who were approached responded to the questionnaire, including 70 doctors and nurses working with people with AIDS and 41 doctors and nurses working in oncology. More than a third of staff had substantial levels of psychological morbidity, and about a fifth had significant levels of work-related stress. Factors associated with the presence of high levels of psychological morbidity and with abnormal levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and concerns about personal accomplishment were identified. Staff described the work situations with which they had difficulty dealing and some of the coping strategies they used. The findings confirm that staff working with people with cancer or AIDS experience psychological difficulties of the kind likely to respond to interventions aimed at improving their ability to cope with work-related stresses. The mental health services could play an important role in carrying out research in this field and in providing practical help to deal with staff's difficulties.

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Authors
Catalan, J., Burgess, A., Pergami, A., Hulme, N., Gazzard, B., & Phillips, R.
Affiliations
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Catalan, Jose
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1996-04
Volume
40
Issue
4
Pages
425-435
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2032288336
Cited by
109
References
28
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
11.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Keywords
psychological stress, burnout, healthcare workers, nurses, physicians, HIV/AIDS, oncology, psychological morbidity, emotional exhaustion, coping strategies, occupational stress, mental health services
MeSH terms
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adult, Burnout, Professional, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Nursing Staff, Hospital, Personality Inventory, Physicians, Stress, Psychological, HIV Infections

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