Other Titles
PechaKucha Presentation
Abstract
Hospital employees are at a heightened risk for posttraumatic stress because of the increased exposure to death and dying during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether an EOL program would enhance an employee’s ability to cope with the pandemic stressors and experience existential growth over time.
Detailed abstract attached.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Post-Traumatic Growth, COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery, Healthcare Workers, Healing the Healers, End-of-Life Program
Recommended Citation
Calabro, Emily E. and Zimmerman, Brittany, "An End-of-Life Work-Based Quality Improvement Project to Enhance Posttraumatic Growth in Hospital Employees During COVID-19" (2025). Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE). 123.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2023/presentations_2023/123
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Austin, Texas, USA and Virtual
Conference Year
2023
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Review Type
Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2025-10-22
An End-of-Life Work-Based Quality Improvement Project to Enhance Posttraumatic Growth in Hospital Employees During COVID-19
Austin, Texas, USA and Virtual
Hospital employees are at a heightened risk for posttraumatic stress because of the increased exposure to death and dying during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether an EOL program would enhance an employee’s ability to cope with the pandemic stressors and experience existential growth over time.
Detailed abstract attached.