TY  - JOUR
T1  - NAture and impact of grief over patient loss on oncologists' personal and professional lives
AU  - Granek L, Tozer R, Mazzotta P, Ramjaun A, Krzyzanowska M
Y1  - 2012/06/25
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1426
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 964
EP  - 966
VL  - 172
IS  - 12
N2  - 
Caring for critically ill and terminal patients can generate grief reactions in health care professionals (HCPs).1- 4 While all HCPs can potentially experience grief over patient loss, oncologists face unique pressures because they are legally responsible for the patients' care and may be blamed when patients die.5 Despite the evidence that grief over patient loss is an intrinsic part of clinical oncology, there are no qualitative studies examining the nature and extent of oncologists' grief over patient loss nor the impact of this grief on oncologists' lives. The objectives of our study were to explore and identify oncologists' grief over patient loss and the ways in which this grief may affect their personal and professional lives.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1426
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1426
ER  -