Physician Wellness Across the Professional Spectrum

Blackwelder, Russell; Watson, Kristen Hood; Freedy, John R.

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2016.01.004

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“…Many specialty-related organizational, professional and individual factors, such as employment sector, clinical patient contact, and work style preferences, have been found to contribute to physicians' career choice [1][2][3][4][5][6] and well-being at work. 3,[7][8][9][10][11][12] From individual-level psychological factors, personality traits 13 have been suggested to be among the most important determinants of workrelated well-being. 8,9,14 Personality traits refers to an individual's affective, experiential, and motivational characteristics that reflect his/her values, attitudes and coping strategies developed through interaction with the surrounding environment.…”

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Medical specialty choice and well-being at work: Physician's personality as a moderator

Mullola

Hakulinen

Porras

et al. 2018

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health

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We examined whether physicians' personality traits moderate the association between medical specialty and well-being at work. Nationally representative sample of Finnish physicians (n = 2,815; 65% women; aged 25-72 years in 2015) was used. Personality was assessed with the shortened Big Five Inventory. Indicators of well-being at work were measured with scales from Work Ability Index, General Health Questionnaire, Jenkins' Sleep Problems Scale and Suicidal Ideation. Higher extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness showed as personality traits beneficial for higher well-being at work among person-oriented specialties whereas higher conscientiousness but lower openness and agreeableness showed as personality traits beneficial for higher well-being at work among technique-oriented specialties. The role of neuroticism remains minor in general. Physicians' personality traits may moderate the association between medical specialty and well-being at work.

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Medical specialty choice and well-being at work: Physician's personality as a moderator

Mullola

Hakulinen

Porras

et al. 2018

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health

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“…Self-care and preservation are skills that need to be taught early in training to ensure physician well-being in a setting of high burnout [9]. Curricula should be structured to empower students to draw upon their own narratives to develop empathetic communication skills.…”

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confidence: 99%

Qualitative Analysis of Third Year Medical Students Reflections on Loss

Morris¹,

Mazzurco²,

Kannarkat³

et al. 2016

J Palliat Care Med

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Medical students face professional experiences of death and loss during their formative training years. Personal experiences of death and loss are unique to each individual student. Surprisingly little is known about how medical students conceptualize loss or death. We sought to explore the responses of third year medical students to a selfreflection exercise focused on loss. We conducted a qualitative analysis of 127 third year medical school students responses to identify common and uncommon themes and language used by medical students to discuss and conceptualize loss. These findings may allow educators to tailor education programs on end of life care and mindfulness in a real and relevant manner. In addition, the wide breadth of student perspectives will inform appropriate support and resources required as physicians-in-training face loss during their training.

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“…Burnout yields wide and serious consequences. It has been linked to increased unprofessional behavior, increased medical errors, earlier career termination, reduced patient satisfaction, reduced empathy, and high rates of depression and suicide [4,5]. Physicians in training appear to be particularly susceptible [6,7].…”

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Can We Actually Improve Resident Wellness? Pilot Data from a Longitudinal Wellness Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents

Messman¹

2019

JWellness

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Background:The wellness of resident physicians, particularly in emergency medicine (EM) with its high rate of burnout, has become of paramount importance to residency programs. This pilot study aims to evaluate the effects of the implementation of an evidence-based wellness curriculum on self-reported resident wellness across three Detroit EM residency programs. It is the first objective study of a wellness program for EM residents to date.Methods: This is a prospective, interventional pilot study of the impact of a well-defined, longitudinal wellness curriculum administered to all categorical residents in three EM residency programs in Detroit, Michigan. Anonymous surveys incorporating the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were administered before and after implementation of the wellness curriculum. The curriculum consisted of three modules (Introduction to Wellness, Dealing with Medical Errors, and Shame and Debriefing Traumatic Events in the Emergency Department) over 3 months. Participation was anonymous and voluntary, and all data collection and analysis were provided by a third-party not affiliated with residency program leadership.Results: A total of 114 residents were enrolled, including 30 (26.3%) residents who completed both the pre-and post-intervention surveys. These 30 residents demonstrated increased resiliency (i.e., higher mean CD-RISC score), and lower perceived stress (i.e., decreased mean PSS score) following the intervention. However, this difference was only statistically significant with the CD-RISC score (p=0.015). There was no statistically significant difference on either scoring system with respect to gender, post-graduate year of training, or residency training site.Conclusions: Implementation of a wellness curriculum in our cohort of residents was shown to improve resilience amongst residents. Gender, post-graduate year of training, and residency training site did not affect these outcomes. This is a milestone accomplishment in the study of wellness in EM residents as no prior intervention has been shown to have a significant positive impact on EM residents.

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Physician Wellness Across the Professional Spectrum

Cited by 21 publications

References 17 publications

Medical specialty choice and well-being at work: Physician's personality as a moderator

Medical specialty choice and well-being at work: Physician's personality as a moderator

Qualitative Analysis of Third Year Medical Students Reflections on Loss

Can We Actually Improve Resident Wellness? Pilot Data from a Longitudinal Wellness Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents

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