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01-03-2010

Predictors and Correlates of Burnout in Residents Working With Cancer Patients

Authors: Isabelle Bragard, Anne-Marie Etienne, Yves Libert, Isabelle Merckaert, Aurore Liénard, Julie Meunier, Nicole Delvaux, Isabelle Hansez, Serge Marchal, Christine Reynaert, Jean-Louis Slachmuylder, Darius Razavi

Published in: Journal of Cancer Education | Issue 1/2010

Abstract

There are few studies which have investigated variables associated with the development of burnout among residents working with cancer patients. The aim of this study is to identify variables leading to residents’ burnout in order to develop effective interventions. Burnout was assessed with Maslach Burnout Inventory. Person- (i.e., emotional-focused coping) and work-related (i.e., changes in lack of organizational support index) variables explain 28% of the variance in changes in emotional exhaustion. Training programs may be improved by adding specific modules for residents, about problem-focused coping in interviewing patients, and for supervisors, about effective team management.

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Title: Predictors and Correlates of Burnout in Residents Working With Cancer Patients
Authors: Isabelle Bragard
Anne-Marie Etienne
Yves Libert
Isabelle Merckaert
Aurore Liénard
Julie Meunier
Nicole Delvaux
Isabelle Hansez
Serge Marchal
Christine Reynaert
Jean-Louis Slachmuylder
Darius Razavi
Publication date: 01-03-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Cancer Education / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0885-8195
Electronic ISSN: 1543-0154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-010-0050-9

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