Paliatívna medicína a liečba bolesti 3/2012

Psychological stress in palliative care

Neuropsychological stress in connection with work to pay attention only last about 25 years. Occupational factors which adversely affect the mental functions are also harmful to health. Objectives to assess the mental workload, overall distress, the meaningfulness of life and risk of burn-out of palliative care workers.

Keywords: mental workload, distress, burnout, meaning of life.