Sage Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care

This episode features Dr Maria Arantzamendit, (Universidad de Navarra, Institute for Culture and Society-ATLANTES Global Observatory of Palliative Care, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. IdISNA-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra. Medicina PaliativaK).   What is already known about the topic? Palliative care professionals use coping strategies to deal with the emotional challenges of their work. Coping skills are essential for professionals to stay and remain in palliative care.   What this paper adds? A grounded theory of a five-phase transformative process through which palliative care professionals develop coping capacity and evolve from a phase of emotional contention toward one of care based on inner balance and a transcendent perspective. Key factors influencing the development process are some clinical cases, teamwork, and selfcare. The study shares how the sensations of feeling overwhelmed can sometimes be reversed as professionals come to understand how to care for themselves.   Implicat