Title: Impact of Death Work on Self: Existential and Emotional Challenges and Coping of Palliative Care Professionals
Abstract: Journal Article Impact of Death Work on Self: Existential and Emotional Challenges and Coping of Palliative Care Professionals Get access Wallace Chi Ho Chan, Wallace Chi Ho Chan Wallace Chi Ho Chan, PhD, RSW, FT, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, 852 h Hong Kong 96689770; Agnes Fong, MSW, RSW, FT, is honorary lecturer, Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong. Karen Lok Yi Wong, MA, was research assistant, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Doris Man Wah Tse, MBBS (HK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), FRCP (Lond.), FRCP (Edin.), is hospital chief executive, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong. Kam Shing Lau, MBBS (HK), FRCP (Edin.), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), is chief of service (integrated medical service), Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Hong Kong. Lai Ngor Chan, RN, RGN, RM, is department operation manager, Pulmonary and Palliative Care, Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong. This research is funded by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: CUHK 441511). e-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Agnes Fong, Agnes Fong Wallace Chi Ho Chan, PhD, RSW, FT, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, 852 h Hong Kong 96689770; Agnes Fong, MSW, RSW, FT, is honorary lecturer, Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong. Karen Lok Yi Wong, MA, was research assistant, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Doris Man Wah Tse, MBBS (HK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), FRCP (Lond.), FRCP (Edin.), is hospital chief executive, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong. Kam Shing Lau, MBBS (HK), FRCP (Edin.), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), is chief of service (integrated medical service), Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Hong Kong. Lai Ngor Chan, RN, RGN, RM, is department operation manager, Pulmonary and Palliative Care, Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong. This research is funded by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: CUHK 441511). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Karen Lok Yi Wong, Karen Lok Yi Wong Wallace Chi Ho Chan, PhD, RSW, FT, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, 852 h Hong Kong 96689770; Agnes Fong, MSW, RSW, FT, is honorary lecturer, Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong. Karen Lok Yi Wong, MA, was research assistant, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Doris Man Wah Tse, MBBS (HK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), FRCP (Lond.), FRCP (Edin.), is hospital chief executive, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong. Kam Shing Lau, MBBS (HK), FRCP (Edin.), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), is chief of service (integrated medical service), Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Hong Kong. Lai Ngor Chan, RN, RGN, RM, is department operation manager, Pulmonary and Palliative Care, Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong. This research is funded by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: CUHK 441511). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Doris Man Wah Tse, Doris Man Wah Tse Wallace Chi Ho Chan, PhD, RSW, FT, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, 852 h Hong Kong 96689770; Agnes Fong, MSW, RSW, FT, is honorary lecturer, Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong. Karen Lok Yi Wong, MA, was research assistant, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Doris Man Wah Tse, MBBS (HK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), FRCP (Lond.), FRCP (Edin.), is hospital chief executive, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong. Kam Shing Lau, MBBS (HK), FRCP (Edin.), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), is chief of service (integrated medical service), Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Hong Kong. Lai Ngor Chan, RN, RGN, RM, is department operation manager, Pulmonary and Palliative Care, Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong. This research is funded by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: CUHK 441511). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Kam Shing Lau, Kam Shing Lau Wallace Chi Ho Chan, PhD, RSW, FT, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, 852 h Hong Kong 96689770; Agnes Fong, MSW, RSW, FT, is honorary lecturer, Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong. Karen Lok Yi Wong, MA, was research assistant, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Doris Man Wah Tse, MBBS (HK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), FRCP (Lond.), FRCP (Edin.), is hospital chief executive, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong. Kam Shing Lau, MBBS (HK), FRCP (Edin.), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), is chief of service (integrated medical service), Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Hong Kong. Lai Ngor Chan, RN, RGN, RM, is department operation manager, Pulmonary and Palliative Care, Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong. This research is funded by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: CUHK 441511). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Lai Ngor Chan Lai Ngor Chan Wallace Chi Ho Chan, PhD, RSW, FT, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, 852 h Hong Kong 96689770; Agnes Fong, MSW, RSW, FT, is honorary lecturer, Centre on Behavioral Health, University of Hong Kong. Karen Lok Yi Wong, MA, was research assistant, Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Doris Man Wah Tse, MBBS (HK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), FRCP (Lond.), FRCP (Edin.), is hospital chief executive, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong. Kam Shing Lau, MBBS (HK), FRCP (Edin.), FHKCP, FHKAM (Med.), is chief of service (integrated medical service), Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals, Hong Kong. Lai Ngor Chan, RN, RGN, RM, is department operation manager, Pulmonary and Palliative Care, Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong. This research is funded by the General Research Fund, the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: CUHK 441511). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Health & Social Work, Volume 41, Issue 1, February 2016, Pages 33–41, https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlv077 Published: 27 November 2015 Article history Received: 05 December 2014 Revision received: 09 January 2015 Accepted: 20 January 2015 Published: 27 November 2015