Victoria Sura Zaslavski RN,BA

Assuta Hospital, Dialysis unit, Haifa, Israel

Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner

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*My Chinese sister – who takes care of the caregiver?

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BURNOUT SYNDROME

The term ‘burnout’ was first used in a clinical sense in the early 1970s by Herbert

Freudenberg, a practicing American psychologist.

“Burnout syndrome” was first described as physical and mental energy depletion in

health workers that develops following stress related to work over long periods.

One in three dialysis nurses in the United States experiences burnout.( Flynn,l., Thomas-

Hawkins,C., & Clarke,S. 2009)

High levels of burnout in physicians and nurses are associated with poor patient

satisfaction in dialysis units. (Friganovic,A.,Kovacevic,I.,Ilic,B., Zulec,M., Kriksic,V.,Grgas Bile,C.(2017)

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*Signs of burnout syndrome

• physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, disengagement

• headache

• restlessness

• decreased morale and fatigue

• sleeping disorders

• cardiovascular disease (hypertension, heart disease)

• indigestion, poor or excessive appetite ,desire for sweets and dessert, weight loss or weight gain problems

• acne

• decrease in sexual ability

• depression

• decreased job satisfaction and lower loyalty to the organization

• addiction to alcohol and drugs

*(Argentero ,P., Dell'Olivo B., & Ferretti MS. 2008)

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* Improving the degree of understanding and awareness of the damage caused to our

bodies during the years of work can greatly improve caregiver's Quality Of Life (QOL)

and accordingly the quality of care they provide to others.

* Some examples of resources that contribute to physical support include healthy diet,

exercise / yoga, sleep, meditation, and center prayer.(John, R., Jamie Dickey,J.2019)

* Recently, there has been a significant increase in the accessibility and supply of a wide

range of holistic complementary treatments including Chinese and Indian (Ayurveda)

medicine, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Massages, Herbal care, Aromatherapy and Naturopathy

etc. Their significant effectiveness in treating various health conditions is well known.

Listen to yourself…

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Acupuncture

Medical

herbs Diet

Practice Qi Cong,Tai Qi

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Traditional Chinese

Medicine is..

Tuina

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Chinese medicine is ancient

in our world – has been

practiced for over 2000

years and was placed on

the UNESCO representative

list In 2010 as a wonderful

cultural heritage of

mankind

Testimonies of caregivers

(nurses, nursing aides,

technologist, doctors, social

workers) undergoing Chinese

medicine

* Help stop smoking

* Improvement in back, neck, shoulders, headache, legs, menstrual (PMS) and

migraines pain

* Strengthening of the immune system (sinus congestion, problems of cold,

significant decrease in sweatiness )

* Wound healing, improving of the facial skin and psoriasis

* Mental state - Improvement of mood, physical, mental fatigue and relaxation

* Improvement of sleeping

* Improvement of tinnitus

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*Medice, cura te ipsum. (Luke 4:23, Latin translation of the Bible)

“Physician, heal thyself”

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*Bibliography

* Flynn,l., Thomas-Hawkins,C., & Clarke,S. (Aug.2009).”Organizational Traits, Care Processes, and Burnout

Among Chronic Hemodialysis Nurses”. West J Nurs Res.; 31(5): 569–582

* Friganovic,A.,Kovacevic,I.,Ilic,B., Zulec,M., Kriksic,V.,Grgas Bile,C.(2017).”Healthy settings in hospital-

how to prevent burnout syndrome in nurses: literature review”. Acta Clin Croat; 56:292-298

* Argentero ,P., Dell'Olivo B., & Ferretti MS.(Feb.2008).“Staff Burnout and Patient Satisfaction With the

Quality of Dialysis Care”, American Journal Of Kidney Disease 51(1):80-92.

* John, R., Brownlee MD, Jamie Dickey Ungerleider MSW, PhD.(2019). “Decision making and Ethics in Critical

Heart Disease in Infants and Children” (Third Edition).

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