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KMID : 0856920100130030161
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2010 Volume.13 No. 3 p.161 ~ p.168
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The Korean Social Workers’ Burn-out Factors and Personal Traits in the Hospice and Palliative Care
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Kim Yun-Seop
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigated the Korean social workers’ burn-out factors and personal traits in hospice and
palliative care field, and also examined the effect and correlation between their professionality, social support and
supervision.
Methods: Data (N=46) from 46 social workers working at hospice and palliative care field were collected, and the data were analyzed for the inferential statistics using t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression with the SPSS 12.0 program.
Results: General factors of the burn-out were age and work experience. The effect of the organization environment is greatly dependant on social support and supervision, and the burn-out were protected when workers got an emotional support from their family. For the workers with supervision, the less negative feeling, the better for the burn-out protection. Furthermore, the low burn-out was thought about when professional organization, self regulation, job vocation and autonomy were utilized. Regression analysis needed that the burn-out were protected well when individual autonomy among expertise was guaranteed. As for social support, vertical support was able to protect physical burn-out.
Conclusion: The training program for social workers in hospices and palliative care field is essential to reduce and prevent the burn-out. Hospice should be more activated and a training program with up-to-date knowledge and information should be adopted.
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KEYWORD
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Social work/manpower, Hospice care, Professional burnout, Personality
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