Grieving With Humor: A Correlational Study on Sense of Humor and Professional Grief in Palliative Care Nurses. Issue 2 (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Robalo Nunes, Inês; José, Helena; Capelas, Manuel Luís
• Is Part Of: Holistic nursing practice. Volume 32:Issue 2(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: grief -- humor -- nursing -- palliative care; Holistic nursing -- Periodicals; Holistic medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; 615.5
• DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000255
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0887-9311

Abstract

Abstract : 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.