Lydia Bennett

Biographic Data

ID3603609
NAMELydia Bennett
GIVEN NAMESLydia
FAMILY NAMEBennett
SIGNATUREBENNETT L
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Sydney
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
H-INDEX1

  • Predictors of dropout and burnout in Aids volunteers

    Michael W Ro, M W Ross et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care1999

    Burnout among HIV/AIDS volunteers contributes to the loss of dedicated personnel resulting in strain on the HIV/AIDS care system. Past research has suggested that there were significant stresses and burnout associated with AIDS caregiving. We investigated the predictors of dropout in AIDS volunteers over time, and specifically, which of the variables of the stressors and rewards of being a volunteer (collected at baseline) predicted who would dro…

  • The relationship between recognition, rewards and burnout in Aids caring

    Lydia Bennett, Michael W Ro et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care1996

    The positive psychological and sociological dimensions of AIDS care provision may produce important information to assist burnout prevention. While most studies on stress and burnout in AIDS health care have focused on the negative and difficult aspects of this work, few have considered the notion that the rewards of care-giving may buffer against stress or counterbalance experiences that may otherwise lead to burnout. A study of HIV/AIDS volunte…

  • Research note

    Open AccessLydia Bennett, Jan DukeARTICLESociology of Health & Illness1995Cited by: 1References: 11

    The data reported heere is part of a larger study exploring the impact of HIV/AUDS on health care professionals. In this segment of the study, participants (16 nurses, 5 doctors and 3 social workers), from three hospital AIDS units were interviewed about the difficulties inherent in their work. Analysis of the transcript data indicated that the areas causing the greatest conflict and concern were thise surrounding the management of dying patients…

  • Variables contributing to experiences of grief in HIV/Aids health care professionals

    Open AccessLydia Bennett, Margaret KelaherARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology1993References: 10

    High patient death rates and frequent patient re-admissions are among the factors that contribute to experiences of grief in health care professionals working in the area of HIV/AIDS. This study of 134 Australian health care professionals examines why grief about patient loss is more likely to affect some people than others, the effect of high levels of grief on staff, and the effectiveness of methods of coping with the loss of patients. The vari…

  • The Experience of Nurses Working with Hospitalized Aids Patients

    Open AccessLydia BennettARTICLEAustralian Journal of Social Issues1992Cited by: 1References: 15

    Twenty nurses were interviewed about their experiences of caring exclusively for AIDS patients. A qualitative analysis of the data revealed that group identity, social support, social stigma, identification with patients, and burnout were important to the experience. The process of identification with patients was a significant source of distress which affected the male homosexual staff more than other staff. Yet working in the AIDS unit also had…

  • Quantitative analysis of burnout and its associated factors in Aids nursing

    Lydia Bennett, Patricia T Michie et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care1991

    A study was conducted to examine burnout and associated factors in the nursing care of AIDS patients in the hospital setting. Oncology nurses served as a comparison group and 64 subjects completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Although nurses working in the area of Oncology suffered burnout with greater frequency, nurses working in the area of AIDS showed greater intensity of burnout after adjustment for frequency of burnout. The study identifie…