Department of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Palliative Care Consult Team, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Death Stud. 2013 Nov-Dec;37(10):937-52. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2012.692461.
To identify what protocol and coping strategies oncologists turn to cope with patient loss, the authors interviewed 20 oncologists at 3 hospitals. Using the grounded theory method, findings revealed that their protocol may include meeting with families, participating in bereavement rituals, making a phone call, or sending a condolence card. Coping strategies included social support, activity-oriented coping, turning to faith, compartmentalization, and withdrawing from patients and families. The authors conclude by offering implications from this research on how to address oncologists' grief over patient loss in institutional settings in order to improve bereavement care for families and enhance oncologists' quality of life.
为了确定肿瘤学家在应对患者死亡时会采用何种方案和应对策略，作者采访了 3 家医院的 20 名肿瘤学家。通过扎根理论方法，研究结果显示，他们的方案可能包括与家属会面、参加丧礼仪式、打电话或寄慰问卡。应对策略包括社会支持、以活动为导向的应对、诉诸信仰、划分界限以及与患者和家属保持距离。作者最后提出了本研究对如何在机构环境中解决肿瘤学家对患者死亡的悲痛的启示，以改善对家属的丧亲关怀并提高肿瘤学家的生活质量。
