Mindful Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and Resilience Among Palliative Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Pain Symptom Manage
; 64(1): 49-57, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1734763
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Given the adverse impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of palliative care providers, there is a growing need to better understand protective variables, such as self-care, mindfulness and self-compassion, as they relate to resilience. OBJECTIVE:
To investigate mindful self-care, self-compassion, and resilience as reported by palliative care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. An electronic questionnaire captured data from validated instruments measuring each study variable, as well as participant demographics and perceived impacts of COVID-19 on professional quality of life.RESULTS:
Positive, statistically significant correlations were found between mindful self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. These variables were also associated with greater satisfaction with professional life and perceived lessened impairment in physical and/or mental health due to a decrease in self-care activities stemming from altered routines during COVID-19. Those with higher resilience had worked in palliative care longer and also reported higher levels of self-compassion and mindful self-care, explaining 50% of variance. Self-compassion, satisfaction with professional life, and changes in self-care routine due to professional activities in the pandemic explained 44.3% of variance in mindful self-care. Self-compassion, female gender, and working as a frontline responder to the COVID-19 pandemic accounted for 35% variance in resilience levels.CONCLUSIONS:
Results from this study extend the currently limited knowledge of self-care, mindfulness and self-compassion, as protective variables related to resilience in palliative care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further longitudinal studies into causal effects on health and wellbeing over time are needed.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burnout, Professional
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Mindfulness
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pain Symptom Manage
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Psychophysiology
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Therapeutics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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