Variation of Mood and Empathy During Internship

Abstract

We found that, in this sample, enthusiasm at the beginning of internship soon gave way to depression, anger, and fatigue. Future research should be aimed at determining whether these changes persist beyond internship.

Relationship Between Empathy and Well-Being Among Emergency Nurses

“…45 The second objective of our study was to look for associations among empathy, psychological distress, and psychological well-being. Although the literature suggests that empathy declines with psychological distress, 17 we did not observe a statistically significant association between these variables. However, we did identify a trend for an association between empathy and psychological well-being.…”

Impact of Lifetime Subthreshold Depression and Major Depression Before Internship on Psychopathology and Quality of Life in Korean Interns: 6 Month Follow-Up Study

“…In the current study the influences of lifetime depression before internship on subsequent changes in psychopathology and subjective quality of life were investigated in a sample of interns in Korea. The present findings of increased psychopathology during internship, that is, somatization, anxiety, phobic anxiety, and depression, may concur with the results of the previous studies [4], [5], [30–32]. In previous studies, along with other psychopathology including higher anger–hostility, higher tension–anxiety, higher fatigue–inertia, and lower vigour–activity score on the Profile of Mood States (POMS) [30–32], it has been reported that depression affects approximately 30% of interns [5].…”

“…The present findings of increased psychopathology during internship, that is, somatization, anxiety, phobic anxiety, and depression, may concur with the results of the previous studies [4], [5], [30–32]. In previous studies, along with other psychopathology including higher anger–hostility, higher tension–anxiety, higher fatigue–inertia, and lower vigour–activity score on the Profile of Mood States (POMS) [30–32], it has been reported that depression affects approximately 30% of interns [5]. Using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC), Clark et al reported that a newer-onset depressive episode had developed in 27% of the interns during the first 6 months of internship [4].…”

Effects of a mindfulness‐based programme on the health‐ and work‐related quality of life of healthcare professionals

“…Our HRQOL findings are also consistent with SF‐36 results obtained in previous studies, indicating improvements in the perception of body pain and an increase in vitality and social function (43). All POMS dimensions were significantly improved by participation in the MBSR programme, as previously reported (44), especially tension and fatigue, also in line with the findings of other authors (28, 45, 46).…”