An investigation into the perceived stressors for staff working in the hospice service.

This article reports on the findings of phase two of a study into stress and coaching needs in two hospices in the United Kingdom. Phase one was a cross-sectional study to assess the levels of stress and the main stressors as experienced by members of staff working within these two hospices. Phase two of the study uses qualitative methodology with the purpose of obtaining a deeper understanding of the stressors as experienced by hospice staff.

Phase 1 of an investigation into the levels of stress in United Kingdom hospice services.

Disagreement exists as to whether the work of palliative care nurses is more stressful than the work of other nurses, and research into the specific stressors facing hospice workers is limited. This article presents the results of phase 1 of a study investigating the levels of stress in two UK hospices and the possible coaching needs of staff working in these services. Phase 1 is a cross-sectional study that assessed the levels of stress and main work stressors experienced by staff working in the two hospices.

A qualitative study assessing mental health issues in two hospices in the UK.

This study is a qualitative investigation into the experiences of assessing mental health issues by members of staff from two hospices in the UK. Nine individual interviews were held with doctors and nurses from the two hospices using semi-structured interviews. The research method used was grounded theory and the emerging data were analysed using the computer software Atlas.