STRESS AND BURNOUT: CONCERNS FOR THE HOSPICE VOLUNTEER
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Glass, J. Conrad; Hastings, Janice
- Source
- Educational Gerontology; January 1992, Vol. 18 Issue: 7 p715-731, 17p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 03601277; 15210472
Although the literature contains numerous references to stress and burnout within the professional staffs of hospice programs, little has been written about stress among hospice volunteers. This article explores this issue by examining what the literature has to say about significant stressors and appropriate strategies for coping with stress and burnout. Implications for work with and the training of hospice volunteers are suggested. A number of research questions also are suggested.