Progress in Palliative Care; Apr 2019; vol. 27
(no. 2); p. 58-63
Floriana, Caccamo; Luca, Caldironi; Simona,
Ghedin
This pilot study aimed to evaluate the
effectiveness of a short-term psychotherapeutic group implemented for doctors
and nurses of a Hospice in southern Europe. Burnout and alexithymia were
measured at the beginning and at the end of a psychotherapeutic group conducted
with the Photolangage method which encourages sharing of emotional experiences
by the medium of a photo. Significant differences between pre- and
post-evaluation were observed in the scores for alexithyimia (measured with
TAS-20) and burnout (measured with MBI). This is suggestive of the effectiveness
of this group intervention in reducing risk of burnout and increasing awareness
of emotions experienced during daily work at the hospice.