{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,11,13]],"date-time":"2026-11-13T16:09:54Z","timestamp":1794586194089,"version":"4.9.1"},"reference-count":28,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"7","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,1]],"date-time":"2026-03-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1772323200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/100000056","name":"National Institute of Nursing Research","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","award":["R21NR017978"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["R21NR017978"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/100000056","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"crossref"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Journal of Palliative Medicine"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Emerging evidence suggests that researchers studying sensitive topics are prone to secondary emotional distress, and graduate students and trainees are particularly vulnerable as novice researchers. While many studies account for potential emotional distress in participants of research on sensitive topics, very few include considerations for mitigating emotional harm to researchers. Therefore, this article examines the experiences of graduate research assistants in a study on live discharge from hospice care. Distress stemmed from repeated exposure to sensitive narratives, blurred role boundaries, and personal identity challenges, with prolonged participant engagement deepening the emotional impact. Coping strategies included debriefs, mentorship, and self-care practices. These findings highlight the ethical need to integrate researcher well-being into study design, especially for novice researchers. Institutions and principal investigators might use protocols including training, boundary-setting guidance, and mental health resources to protect researchers\u2019 mental health.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/10966218261425155","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,2]],"date-time":"2026-03-02T07:47:04Z","timestamp":1772437624000},"page":"855-860","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Experiences of Secondary Emotional Distress: Considerations for Supporting the Research Team"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Kathryn W.","family":"Coccia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Social Work, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruaa","family":"Al Juboori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Verna L.","family":"Hendricks-Ferguson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephanie P.","family":"Wladkowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Health and Human Services, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6739-1910","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cara L.","family":"Wallace","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12691\/ajphr-10-2-2"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2333393621993803"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","first-page":"311","article-title":"Prioritising doctoral students\u2019 wellbeing in qualitative research","volume":"23","author":"Velardo S","year":"2018","unstructured":"Velardo S, , Elliott S. Prioritising doctoral students\u2019 wellbeing in qualitative research. Tqr, 2018; 23:311\u2013318; doi: 10.46743\/2160-3715\/2018.3074","journal-title":"Tqr"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jan.16799"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.socscimed.2021.114101"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/16094069221124739"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-022-00728-5"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nbt.4089"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_10_2","first-page":"2019","volume-title":"Graduate Student Mental Health 2015","author":"Smith E","year":"2015","unstructured":"Smith E, , Brooks Z. Graduate Student Mental Health 2015. National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and The Graduate Professional Student Council, University of Arizona. 2015; 9:2019."},{"key":"e_1_3_3_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/87568225.2016.1105657"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.46743\/2160-3715\/2021.4421"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1049732311402095"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1609406919893161"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/NJH.0000000000001140"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4337\/9781035315239.00044"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_17_2","volume-title":"Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods","author":"Yin RK","year":"2018","unstructured":"Yin RK. Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods. 6th ed. SAGE Publications: Thousand Oaks (CA); 2018.","edition":"6"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_18_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/jpm.2024.0337"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_19_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/geroni\/igae098.1799"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_20_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/geroni\/igae098.1796"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_21_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/geroni\/igae098.1798"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_22_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/22779779221134659"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_23_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1049732317746377"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_24_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjspcare-2018-001674"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_25_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/spcare-2022-004012"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_26_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0730888419848042"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_27_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.12968\/ijpn.2011.17.12.611"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_28_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1332\/23986808Y2025D000000107"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_29_2","unstructured":"Bennett DJ DiCara DN Winstone DL. Do no harm: Systematic consideration of researcher well-being is critical in mental health research. PolicyBristol. Available from: https:\/\/www.bristol.ac.uk\/policybristol\/policy-briefings\/wellbeing-trauma-universities\/#:\u223c:text=Some%20researchers%20reported%20thoughts%20of and%20proactive%20well%2Dbeing%20initiatives"}],"container-title":["Journal of Palliative Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/10966218261425155","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/10966218261425155","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/10966218261425155","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,21]],"date-time":"2026-07-21T07:18:27Z","timestamp":1784618307000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/10966218261425155"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,1]]},"references-count":28,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/10966218261425155"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/10966218261425155","relation":{},"ISSN":["1096-6218","1557-7740"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1096-6218","type":"print"},{"value":"1557-7740","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,1]]}}}