The effects of nonconventional palliative and end-of-life care during COVID-19 pandemic on mental health—Junior doctors’ perspective.
Joyce Oi Suet Cheng, Edwin Li Ping Wah-Pun Sin
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way doctors approach palliative and end-of-life care, which has undoubtedly affected the mental health of patients, families, and health care professionals. Given these circumstances, doctors working on the front line are vulnerable to moral injury and compassion fatigue. This is a reflection of 2 junior doctors experiencing firsthand demands of caring for patients during the outbreak. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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