Grieving with humor a correlational study on sense of humor and professional grief in palliative care nurses

Inês Robalo Nunes; Helena José; Manuel Luís Capelas

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Grieving with humor a correlational study on sense of humor and professional grief in palliative care nurses

Inês Robalo Nunes^*, Helena José, Manuel Luís Capelas

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The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between humor and professional grief. Findings confirm that these are not independent phenomena. Using humor as a coping mechanism emerged as a response to death-related work. Likewise, positive attitudes toward humor seem to alleviate the distress associated with end-of-life care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-106
Number of pages	9
Journal	Holistic Nursing Practice
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000255
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Grief
Humor
Nursing
Palliative care

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