A survey of physicians show many often experience emotional stress but lack the necessary resources to cope with their respective plights, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery.
For this study, researchers administered a 56-item survey to 108 resident and attending physicians at a large tertiary care academic hospital. Results from the survey revealed the following:
• 79 percent of residents and attending physicians experienced either a serious adverse patient event or traumatic personal event in the past year.
• Respondents were willing to seek some type of support for legal situations (72 percent), medical errors (67 percent), adverse patient events (63 percent), substance abuse (67 percent), mental illness (50 percent) and interpersonal conflicts at work (50 percent).
• Challenges to coping with emotional stressors include lack of time, lack of access, concerns about confidentiality, negative impacts on career and stigma.
• Respondents also preferred collegial support over other support systems, such as mental health support.
For this study, researchers administered a 56-item survey to 108 resident and attending physicians at a large tertiary care academic hospital. Results from the survey revealed the following:
• 79 percent of residents and attending physicians experienced either a serious adverse patient event or traumatic personal event in the past year.
• Respondents were willing to seek some type of support for legal situations (72 percent), medical errors (67 percent), adverse patient events (63 percent), substance abuse (67 percent), mental illness (50 percent) and interpersonal conflicts at work (50 percent).
• Challenges to coping with emotional stressors include lack of time, lack of access, concerns about confidentiality, negative impacts on career and stigma.
• Respondents also preferred collegial support over other support systems, such as mental health support.
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