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dc.contributor.authorWilson, Katherine S
dc.contributor.authorGanley, Angela
dc.contributor.authorMackereth, Peter A
dc.contributor.authorRowswell, V
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-11T14:08:49Z
dc.date.available2009-06-11T14:08:49Z
dc.date.issued2007-05
dc.identifier.citationSubsidized complementary therapies for staff and volunteers at a regional cancer centre: a formative study. 2007, 16 (3):291-9 Eur J Cancer Careen
dc.identifier.issn0961-5423
dc.identifier.pmid17508952
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00751.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10541/70222
dc.description.abstractIn the United Kingdom, the Government has acknowledged workplace stress and burnout in the National Health Service by establishing Improving Working Lives Standards, which recognize the need for a range of support mechanisms. Staff in oncology hospitals experience considerable stress because of the emotional intensity of work that involves limited clinical success, sustained contact with seriously ill/dying people, and serial bereavement. Evidence suggests that providing complementary therapies at work can help to reduce anxiety, depression and blood pressure and, thus, increase well-being. We used a purpose-designed questionnaire to assess awareness of, access to and the value placed on a complementary therapy service for staff and volunteers at a regional cancer centre. Free-text data from 167 completed questionnaires, subjected to qualitative analysis, revealed an overwhelmingly positive view of the service, but concerns about access. The service appeared to be a victim of its own success in that it could not meet demand within its existing resources and, thus, meet its potential for improving working lives; limits to resources also affected the conduct and rigour of our evaluation. We conclude by discussing the impact of the evidence-based practice culture on levels of funding for complementary therapy services operating in hospital settings.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectCancer Nursingen
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshBurnout, Professional
dc.subject.meshComplementary Therapies
dc.subject.meshDepressive Disorder
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMedical Staff
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshMotivation
dc.subject.meshOncologic Nursing
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires
dc.subject.meshVoluntary Workers
dc.titleSubsidized complementary therapies for staff and volunteers at a regional cancer centre: a formative study.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentkate.wilson@manchester.ac.uken
dc.identifier.journalEuropean Journal of Cancer Careen
html.description.abstractIn the United Kingdom, the Government has acknowledged workplace stress and burnout in the National Health Service by establishing Improving Working Lives Standards, which recognize the need for a range of support mechanisms. Staff in oncology hospitals experience considerable stress because of the emotional intensity of work that involves limited clinical success, sustained contact with seriously ill/dying people, and serial bereavement. Evidence suggests that providing complementary therapies at work can help to reduce anxiety, depression and blood pressure and, thus, increase well-being. We used a purpose-designed questionnaire to assess awareness of, access to and the value placed on a complementary therapy service for staff and volunteers at a regional cancer centre. Free-text data from 167 completed questionnaires, subjected to qualitative analysis, revealed an overwhelmingly positive view of the service, but concerns about access. The service appeared to be a victim of its own success in that it could not meet demand within its existing resources and, thus, meet its potential for improving working lives; limits to resources also affected the conduct and rigour of our evaluation. We conclude by discussing the impact of the evidence-based practice culture on levels of funding for complementary therapy services operating in hospital settings.


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