Hospice Care: Hope and Meaning in Life Mediate Subjective Well-Being of Staff.

Hospice Care: Hope and Meaning in Life Mediate Subjective Well-Being of Staff. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Feb 13;:1049909120905261 Authors: Shiri S, Wexler I, Marmor A, Meiner Z, Schwartz I, Levzion Korach O, Azoulay D Abstract OBJECTIVES: Subjective well-being has been associated with decreased work burnout and elevated work engagement. We investigated the impact of hope and meaning in life on subjective well-being among workers in a hospice care setting. Comparison was made to health-care workers in a rehabilitation unit. METHODS: Thirty-five hospice care workers were surveyed and their responses compared with those of 36 rehabilitation workers. Survey instruments measuring hope, meaning in life, work engagement, and satisfaction with life were utilized. RESULTS: Individuals working in a hospice care center have significantly higher levels of work engagement than their counterparts in rehabilitation. For both groups, hope was significantly related to subjective well-being. For hospice care but not rehabilitation workers, meaning in life was also related to subjective well-being. Multivariate analysis showed that hope and meaning in life were independent factors predicting subjective well-being in hospice care workers. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: Hospice care workers are highly engaged in their work despite the challenging nature of their work. What characterizes these workers is a level of subjective well-bei...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research