Adapting Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a Framework for Resident Wellness

Abstract

This work surveys current interventions to mitigate burnout and organizes them into a scaffold that can be used by residency programs interested in a complete framework to supporting wellness.

Listening to Hospital Personnel’s Narratives during the COVID-19 Outbreak

“…The theory of how humans usually function in daily life, as embodied in the ideas of Abraham Maslow, appear to be remarkably relevant to massive crises, especially to the present global crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic [ 26 ]. Maslow’s theory establishes a hierarchy of human needs [ 27 ] and, as such, provides a framework to describe the needs of hospital personnel [ 28 , 29 ]. Maslow’s theory divides human needs into five categories.…”

“…The first category, forming the base of a pyramid of needs, comprises physiological needs, such as air, water, food, shelter, sleep, and clothing. For medical personnel, Hale and his colleges [ 28 ] extend this level to include the basic determinants of good physical and mental health and safety. The first category is followed, in order, by four more layers: safety needs, such as personal security, employment, resources, health, and property; love and belonging, which includes friendship, intimacy, family, and a sense of connection; esteem and respect, which includes self-esteem, status, recognition, strength, and freedom; and, finally, at the top of the pyramid, the desire to become the best that one can be, relates to personal growth [ 30 , 31 ].…”

Support, technology and mental health: correlates of trainee workplace satisfaction

“…Of the factors we studied, only rapport with support staff was a common association between trainees and past studies of independent physicians [2]. Similar to a prior study [15], but in contrast to some frameworks [18,45], call and sleep items were not significant correlates of satisfaction. Finally, as we initially hypothesized, trainees and independent physicians were discordant in their perceptions of the electronic health record.…”

“…Trainee well-being has been extensively studied, in both single-specialty [9][10][11] and multi-specialty [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] cohorts. The difficulty is that these stud-ies have focused on burnout, not (dis)satisfaction.…”

Fatores Relacionados À Satisfação De Residentes Da Área Da Saúde

“…As intervenções para a melhoria das condições do trabalho de residentes vão além da satisfação, pois as medidas de prevenção devem ser multifacetadas. Estudo elaborou um modelo baseado nas necessidades humanas de Maslow propondo estratégias holísticas com base nas necessidades pessoais e profissionais dos residentes, como a flexibilidade de horários a fim de permitir sono adequado, espaços para realizar atividade física e meditação, assistência à saúde mental, defesa pessoal para prevenção da violência laboral e assédio moral, promoção de eventos sociais com participação da família, inclusão dos residentes na construção do cronograma acadêmico e medidas de reconhecimento dos bons trabalhos (22) . Tais medidas podem auxiliar os gestores na construção de modelos para melhorar a satisfação destes residentes com o seu curso.…”