CONTEXT: Being a professional care provider at cancer palliative care settings is demanding and stressful. Literature has indicated the prevalence of high burnout (BO) and distress; however, there is a dearth of studies in India, with no study available on professional quality of life in the field of palliative care. AIMS: The aim of the present study was to explore the professional quality of life, namely-compassion satisfaction [CS], burnout [BO], and secondary traumatic stress [STS] among professional care providers at cancer palliative care centers. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative study was carried out at four cancer palliative care centers in Bengaluru after the permissions and ethical approvals. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The tools used were brief sociodemographic datasheet and professional quality of life (ProQoL)-Version 5 administered with 65 participants (mean age = 32.5 and standard deviation = 11.78) with work experience of at least 6 months. ANALYSIS: A descriptive, correlational, and inferential analysis of the quantitative data was undertaken. RESULTS: = 0.01). CONCLUSION: The overall results strongly suggest that a short intervention targeting STS and BO can help the study population and further enhance their CS and patient care.
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