4526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for Children

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The objectives are to assess the impact of cumulative grief on the development of Compassion Fatigue (CF) and Burnout Syndrome (BS) in HCPs who care for dying children. We will also evaluate the relationship between CF and cortisol patterns in HCPs. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Cross-...

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Main Authors: Liza Carolina Sanchez-Plazas, Ricardo L. Garcia, Kelly Komatz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866120002320/type/journal_article
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author Liza Carolina Sanchez-Plazas
Ricardo L. Garcia
Kelly Komatz
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description OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The objectives are to assess the impact of cumulative grief on the development of Compassion Fatigue (CF) and Burnout Syndrome (BS) in HCPs who care for dying children. We will also evaluate the relationship between CF and cortisol patterns in HCPs. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Cross-sectional study to be conducted in a Pediatric Hospital in Puerto Rico. A sample of 50 pediatric nurses will be selected to collect the data to evaluate the occurrence of CF and BS among HCP caring for children during end of life (EoL). Study subjects will include nurses who care for dying children in the Intensive Care Units and Oncology ward. Nurses working in the pediatric ward will be included as the control group. Three validated instruments (Spanish Version) will be administered (Professional Quality of Life vIV, Maslach Burnout Inventory- HSS, briefCOPE scale). Cortisol samples in saliva and hair will also be taken to determine levels in these HCPs. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Our expected outcome is that CF and BS will be more frequent in HCPs caring for children during EoL compared with controls and that EoL nurses will have higher scores on CF scale and more frequent dysregulated cortisol patterns. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Understanding how HCPs cope with grief caused by child death and the occurrence of CF and BO in our hispanic population allowing us to develop support strategies based on the specific HCPs needs. This knowledge will help improve HCPs’ well-being and may diminish the physiologic impact on cortisol.
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spelling doaj.art-523304a0bb2049b7b94303d20507b44c2023-03-10T08:51:36ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Clinical and Translational Science2059-86612020-06-014717110.1017/cts.2020.2324526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for ChildrenLiza Carolina Sanchez-Plazas0Ricardo L. Garcia1Kelly Komatz2University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science CampusUniversity of Puerto Rico, Medical Science CampusUniversity of Florida, JacksonvilleOBJECTIVES/GOALS: The objectives are to assess the impact of cumulative grief on the development of Compassion Fatigue (CF) and Burnout Syndrome (BS) in HCPs who care for dying children. We will also evaluate the relationship between CF and cortisol patterns in HCPs. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Cross-sectional study to be conducted in a Pediatric Hospital in Puerto Rico. A sample of 50 pediatric nurses will be selected to collect the data to evaluate the occurrence of CF and BS among HCP caring for children during end of life (EoL). Study subjects will include nurses who care for dying children in the Intensive Care Units and Oncology ward. Nurses working in the pediatric ward will be included as the control group. Three validated instruments (Spanish Version) will be administered (Professional Quality of Life vIV, Maslach Burnout Inventory- HSS, briefCOPE scale). Cortisol samples in saliva and hair will also be taken to determine levels in these HCPs. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Our expected outcome is that CF and BS will be more frequent in HCPs caring for children during EoL compared with controls and that EoL nurses will have higher scores on CF scale and more frequent dysregulated cortisol patterns. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Understanding how HCPs cope with grief caused by child death and the occurrence of CF and BO in our hispanic population allowing us to develop support strategies based on the specific HCPs needs. This knowledge will help improve HCPs’ well-being and may diminish the physiologic impact on cortisol.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866120002320/type/journal_article
spellingShingle Liza Carolina Sanchez-Plazas
Ricardo L. Garcia
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4526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for Children
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
title 4526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for Children
title_full 4526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for Children
title_fullStr 4526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for Children
title_full_unstemmed 4526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for Children
title_short 4526 Coping with End of Life Care: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Effects on Cortisol Patterns of Health Care Providers Caring for Children
title_sort 4526 coping with end of life care compassion fatigue and burnout effects on cortisol patterns of health care providers caring for children
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