Influence of Palliative Care Qualifications on the Job Stress Factors of General Practitioners in Palliative Care: A Survey Study

Sophie Peter (), Anna Maria Volkert, Lukas Radbruch, Roman Rolke, Raymond Voltz, Holger Pfaff and Nadine Scholten
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Sophie Peter: Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany
Anna Maria Volkert: Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany
Lukas Radbruch: Department of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
Roman Rolke: Department of Palliative Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Raymond Voltz: Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany
Holger Pfaff: Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany
Nadine Scholten: Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-10

Abstract: Due to demographic change, the number of patients in palliative care (PC) is increasing. General Practitioners (GPs) are important PC providers who often have known their patients for a long time. PC can be demanding for GPs. However, there are few studies on the job stress factors of GPs performing PC and the potential influence of their PC training. To get more insights, a postal survey was performed with GPs in North Rhine, Germany. The questionnaire was based on a literature search, qualitative pre-studies, and the Hospital Consultants’ Job Stress & Satisfaction Questionnaire (HCJSSQ). Participants state that a high level of responsibility, conflicting demands, and bureaucracy are the most important stressors they experienced in PC. The influence of PC qualification level on their perceived job stress factors is low. Only advanced but not specialist qualification shows a correlation with renumeration-related stress. Gender and work experience are more dominant influences. In our study, female GPs and physicians with more work experience tend to be more stressed. In conclusion, organisational barriers, such as administration, should be reduced and renumeration should be increased to facilitate the daily work of GPs.

Keywords: general practitioner; palliative care; qualification; job stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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