Work stress develops from interactions, job tasks, and heightened stressors. Hospice workers also have frequent death exposure, and manage patient/family dynamics. Prolonged stress can lead to burnout increasing absenteeism, health problems, costs, and turnover. Coping strategies provide tools to manage stress and burnout potential. A randomized, single session online study compared a receptive music experience and a mindfulness-based intervention for hospice workers’ stress and professional quality of life, using the Stress Overload Scale (SOS), and the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL). Thirteen patient care hospice workers engaged in either a pre-composed receptive music listening (PRM) experience (n = 9), or a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) (n = 4). Limited participation and unbalanced groups warranted comparison of means and standard deviations. Dependent t-tests showed PRM participants had minimal decreases in mean Stress Overload Scale (SOS) continuous scores, SOS personal vulnerability, and ProQOL for burnout and secondary traumatic stress. MBI participants had only a minimal decrease in SOS personal vulnerability and ProQOL secondary traumatic stress, with increases in other measures. Both groups had slight decreases in ProQOL compassion satisfaction. Outcomes are inconclusive regarding which condition was more effective for hospice workers’ stress and professional quality of life, with suggestion for repeated practice and dosage being a future consideration.

工作压力源于互动，工作任务和压力源的增加。临终关怀工作者还经常死亡，并管理患者/家庭动态。长时间的压力会导致职业倦怠，旷工，健康问题，成本和营业额的增加。应对策略提供了管理压力和倦怠潜力的工具。一项随机，单节在线研究使用压力超负荷量表（SOS）和职业生活质量（ProQOL）对临终关怀工作者的压力和职业生活质量进行了接受音乐体验和基于正念干预的比较。十三名临终关怀的临终关怀工作者参加了预先合成的接受音乐听（PRM）体验（n = 9）或基于正念的干预（MBI）（n= 4）。有限的参与和不平衡的群体需要比较均值和标准差。相关的t检验显示，PRM参与者的平均压力超负荷量表（SOS）连续评分，SOS个人脆弱性和职业倦怠和继发性创伤压力的ProQOL降低幅度最小。MBI参与者在SOS个人脆弱性和ProQOL继发性创伤压力方面仅有最小的减少，而其他措施则有所增加。两组的ProQOL同情满意度均略有下降。关于哪种情况对临终关怀工作者的压力和职业生活质量更有效的结果尚无定论，建议重复练习和服用剂量是今后要考虑的问题。