The Korean Social Workers' Burn-out Factors and Personal Traits in the Hospice and Palliative Care.
- Author:
Yun Seop KIM
1
Author Information
1. Team of External Affairs at Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. feelmaum@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Social work/manpower;
Hospice care;
Professional burnout;
Personality
- MeSH:
Burnout, Professional;
Hospice Care;
Hospices;
Humans;
Occupations;
Organization and Administration;
Palliative Care;
Self-Control;
Social Workers;
Societies
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2010;13(3):161-168
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study investigated the Korean social workers' burn-out factors and personal traits in hospice and palliative care field, and also examined the effect and correlation between their professionality, social support and supervision. METHODS: Data (N=46) from 46 social workers working at hospice and palliative care field were collected, and the data were analyzed for the inferential statistics using t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression with the SPSS 12.0 program. RESULTS: General factors of the burn-out were age and work experience. The effect of the organization environment is greatly dependant on social support and supervision, and the burn-out were protected when workers got an emotional support from their family. For the workers with supervision, the less negative feeling, the better for the burn-out protection. Furthermore, the low burn-out was thought about when professional organization, self regulation, job vocation and autonomy were utilized. Regression analysis needed that the burn-out were protected well when individual autonomy among expertise was guaranteed. As for social support, vertical support was able to protect physical burn-out. CONCLUSION: The training program for social workers in hospices and palliative care field is essential to reduce and prevent the burn-out. Hospice should be more activated and a training program with up-to-date knowledge and information should be adopted.
