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The prevalence of burnout in health professionals working in palliative care: a systematic review protocol
Vitor Parola1, Adriana Coelho, Daniela Cardoso
11Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal 2Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain 3Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain 4Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, Portugal Centre for Evidence-Based Practice: a Collaborating Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute, Coimbra, Portugal.
Review Question/Objective:
The objective of this review is to examine the evidence on the prevalence of burnout among health professionals working in palliative care.More specifically, the review focuses on the following questions: What is the prevalence of burnout among health professionals working in palliative care? Is there a difference in the prevalence of burnout in different subgroups of health professionals working in palliative care (such as, but not limited to, nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists)? Is there a difference in the prevalence of burnout among health professionals working in different contexts of palliative care (palliative care units, home care, hospices)?
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