Physicians' Needs in Coping With Emotional Stressors

Doctors’ experiences of adverse events in secondary care: the professional and personal impact

“…These sources have been identifi ed as valued and useful for providing safe and ongoing support, but discussion amongst friends and family may be limited by the need to ensure patient confi dentiality. 23,26,33 Formal mechanisms that assist clinicians in gaining appropriate support might therefore be helpful. Less than 10% of respondents reported engaging in learning activity or training or being given additional supervision in the aftermath of an incident.…”

“…26,32 Most reports of this phenomenon are from the United States, where several programmes have been established to support clinicians who are affected. 26,27,[32][33][34] In this paper, we report the fi rst UK-wide survey of physicians' experiences of adverse events and near misses, and their perceptions of the organisational mechanisms for supporting staff in these circumstances. Until now we have had no knowledge of doctors' experiences or needs in the NHS context, and therefore no information on how to address them.…”

Practise what you preach: health behaviours and stress among non-consultant hospital doctors

“…However, elements from previous studies 1,7,11,12 did contain similar components and these were adapted to facilitate comparisons. This resulted in the development of a 25-item survey, which aimed to assess current health behaviours, the impact of work-related stress and coping strategies, sources of support, training in self-care and stress management, and invited feedback in terms of possible solutions and interventions to improve NCHD wellbeing.…”

Moral Distress in Medical Education and Training

“…Training in peer-to-peer support and conflict management should be incorporated. 19 Quality improvement activities can be redesigned to include institutional and peer support for clinicians in managing the use of clinically and ethically challenging treatments, such as the use of life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and medical nutrition. 20 Faculty development notwithstanding, some poor role modeling will always persist, and the mere presence of good role modeling is evidently insufficient to counteract the negative influences.…”