Caring for the carer: Healthy clinicians for healthy patients
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Caring for the carer: Healthy clinicians for healthy patients
- 1. Caring for the Carers: Healthy clinicians,healthy patients PADDINGTON MUNDAGOWA
- 2. Presentation Outline • Problem • Stress and burn out • Contributing factors • Change • Stress busters • Conclusion
- 3. A farmer tending another man’s farm!
- 4. Problem • A significant number of health workers are receiving treatment at the staff clinic every month • Few health workers receiving comprehensive screening for communicable and non communicable diseases • Data problem? • Under diagnosed and often overlooked stress and burnout
- 5. Stress & Burnout • Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment. • It is the perception that one’s coping abilities are not sufficient to the demands of the situation. • Stress is an inevitable part of life. • Burnout is fatigue or exhaustion resulting from overwork or prolonged stress
- 6. Stress can have positive or negative influences Positive-stress can help compel us to action; it can result in a new awareness and an exciting new perspective Negative-stress can result in feelings of distrust, rejection, anger, and depression, which in turn can lead to health problems such as headaches, upset stomach, rashes, insomnia, ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.
- 7. Contributing factors • Burnout principally occurs when frustration is experienced. • Frustration often produces anger, a painful emotion that may be transformed into hostility or depression depending upon whether the HCW blames others (resulting in hostility) or her/himself (resulting in depression).
- 8. Contributing factors (cont.) • Lack of sufficient access to supportive supervisors and co- workers. • Lack of sufficient education or training to perform their work. • A feeling that there is the need to “rescue” clients. • The inability to express her/his own strong feelings, like anger and grief.
- 9. Recognizing what you can CHANGE
- 10. Reducing the intensity of your emotional reactions to stress • Do not exaggerate your perception of danger • Communicate & Learn to say ‘NO’ • You can not please everyone • Perfection is difficult to achieve • Put situation into perspective
- 11. Stress Busters • Exercise • Eat healthy & be screened for diseases • Take breaks when you can • Get enough consistent sleep • Set goals • Make time with family • Read a book
- 12. Stress Busters • Have fun • Pray & Meditate • Make a list of things you are thankful for • Take a walk • SMILE!
- 13. Conclusion Try putting yourself FIRST more often – it’s not SELFISH. It’s called SELF-PRESERVATION!!
- 14. Stop worrying so much about what other people think!!
Editor's Notes
- Signs and symptoms Physical and mental exhaustion Irritability Lack of concentration Forgetfulness Loss of appetite or eating too much Palpitations Restlessness
- Can you change the stressors you face on the job? Can you reduce the intensity of these stressors (manage them over a period of time instead of on a daily or weekly basis)? Can you shorten your exposure to stress (take a break, leave the stressful physical environment)? Can you learn new skills that will help you to better manage stress?
- 1. Recognize that it is OK to make mistakes, it’s called being HUMAN! 2. Don’t focus on the negative aspects of your job. Find ways to celebrate your accomplishments.