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Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians
IMPORTANCE: Physicians are exposed to traumatic events during their work, but the impact and outcomes of these exposures are understudied. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and associations of work-related trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among a cohort of resident physi...
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American Medical Association
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8188264/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34100937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12837 |
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author | Vance, Mary C. Mash, Holly B. Herberman Ursano, Robert J. Zhao, Zhuo Miller, Jessica T. Clarion, Michael Jeremy D. West, James C. Morganstein, Joshua C. Iqbal, Abeer Sen, Srijan |
author_facet | Vance, Mary C. Mash, Holly B. Herberman Ursano, Robert J. Zhao, Zhuo Miller, Jessica T. Clarion, Michael Jeremy D. West, James C. Morganstein, Joshua C. Iqbal, Abeer Sen, Srijan |
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description | IMPORTANCE: Physicians are exposed to traumatic events during their work, but the impact and outcomes of these exposures are understudied. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and associations of work-related trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among a cohort of resident physicians in their internship year of training. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study involved physicians entering internship at US residency programs nationwide in 2018. Participants completed a baseline survey 1 to 2 months before commencing internship, as well as follow-up surveys at 4 time points during internship. Statistical analysis was performed from April 2020 to January 2021. EXPOSURES: Twelve months of internship. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Prevalence of work-related trauma and prevalence of PTSD among those who experienced work-related trauma. Trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms were assessed using the Primary Care PTSD Screen for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) (PC-PTSD-5). Risk factors assessed included depression, anxiety, early family environment, stressful life experiences, medical specialty, hours worked, and concern about medical errors. RESULTS: Among 1134 interns who completed the PC-PTSD-5 at month 12 of internship, 665 (58.6%) were female and 695 (61.6%) were non-Hispanic White; the mean (SD) age was 27.52 (2.50) years. There were 640 interns (56.4%) who reported work-related trauma exposure; among these interns with trauma exposure, 123 (19.0%) screened positive for PTSD. Overall, 123 of 1134 training physicians (10.8%) screened positive for PTSD by the end of internship year, as compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence rate of 3.6% in the general population. Multivariable logistic regression analyses, adjusting for demographic characteristics, indicated that risk factors associated with trauma exposure included non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity (odds ratio [OR], 1.51 [95% CI, 1.14-2.01]; P = .004), more hours worked (OR, 1.01 [95% CI, 1.00-1.03]; P = .03), early family environment (OR, 1.03 [95% CI, 1.01-1.05]; P < .001), and stressful life experiences at baseline (OR, 1.46 [95% CI, 1.06-2.01]; P = .02). Risk factors associated with PTSD were being unmarried (OR, 2.00 [95% CI, 1.07-3.73]; P = .03) and non-Hispanic White (OR, 1.77 [95% CI, 1.01-3.11]; P = .05), concern about medical errors (OR, 1.21 [95% CI, 1.00-1.46]; P = .05), stressful life experiences during internship (OR, 1.43 [95% CI, 1.14-1.81]; P = .002), depression at month 12 of internship (OR, 2.52 [95% CI = 1.36-4.65], P = .003), and anxiety at month 12 of internship (OR, 2.14, [95% CI, 1.13-4.04]; P = .02). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This study found that work-related PTSD was 3 times more prevalent among intern physicians than the general population. These findings suggest that effective interventions to reduce trauma exposure and mitigate the effects of trauma are needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-81882642021-06-10 Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians Vance, Mary C. Mash, Holly B. Herberman Ursano, Robert J. Zhao, Zhuo Miller, Jessica T. Clarion, Michael Jeremy D. West, James C. Morganstein, Joshua C. Iqbal, Abeer Sen, Srijan JAMA Netw Open Original Investigation IMPORTANCE: Physicians are exposed to traumatic events during their work, but the impact and outcomes of these exposures are understudied. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and associations of work-related trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among a cohort of resident physicians in their internship year of training. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study involved physicians entering internship at US residency programs nationwide in 2018. Participants completed a baseline survey 1 to 2 months before commencing internship, as well as follow-up surveys at 4 time points during internship. Statistical analysis was performed from April 2020 to January 2021. EXPOSURES: Twelve months of internship. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Prevalence of work-related trauma and prevalence of PTSD among those who experienced work-related trauma. Trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms were assessed using the Primary Care PTSD Screen for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) (PC-PTSD-5). Risk factors assessed included depression, anxiety, early family environment, stressful life experiences, medical specialty, hours worked, and concern about medical errors. RESULTS: Among 1134 interns who completed the PC-PTSD-5 at month 12 of internship, 665 (58.6%) were female and 695 (61.6%) were non-Hispanic White; the mean (SD) age was 27.52 (2.50) years. There were 640 interns (56.4%) who reported work-related trauma exposure; among these interns with trauma exposure, 123 (19.0%) screened positive for PTSD. Overall, 123 of 1134 training physicians (10.8%) screened positive for PTSD by the end of internship year, as compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence rate of 3.6% in the general population. Multivariable logistic regression analyses, adjusting for demographic characteristics, indicated that risk factors associated with trauma exposure included non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity (odds ratio [OR], 1.51 [95% CI, 1.14-2.01]; P = .004), more hours worked (OR, 1.01 [95% CI, 1.00-1.03]; P = .03), early family environment (OR, 1.03 [95% CI, 1.01-1.05]; P < .001), and stressful life experiences at baseline (OR, 1.46 [95% CI, 1.06-2.01]; P = .02). Risk factors associated with PTSD were being unmarried (OR, 2.00 [95% CI, 1.07-3.73]; P = .03) and non-Hispanic White (OR, 1.77 [95% CI, 1.01-3.11]; P = .05), concern about medical errors (OR, 1.21 [95% CI, 1.00-1.46]; P = .05), stressful life experiences during internship (OR, 1.43 [95% CI, 1.14-1.81]; P = .002), depression at month 12 of internship (OR, 2.52 [95% CI = 1.36-4.65], P = .003), and anxiety at month 12 of internship (OR, 2.14, [95% CI, 1.13-4.04]; P = .02). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This study found that work-related PTSD was 3 times more prevalent among intern physicians than the general population. These findings suggest that effective interventions to reduce trauma exposure and mitigate the effects of trauma are needed. American Medical Association 2021-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8188264/ /pubmed/34100937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12837 Text en Copyright 2021 Vance MC et al. JAMA Network Open. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. |
spellingShingle | Original Investigation Vance, Mary C. Mash, Holly B. Herberman Ursano, Robert J. Zhao, Zhuo Miller, Jessica T. Clarion, Michael Jeremy D. West, James C. Morganstein, Joshua C. Iqbal, Abeer Sen, Srijan Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians |
title | Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians |
title_full | Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians |
title_fullStr | Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians |
title_full_unstemmed | Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians |
title_short | Exposure to Workplace Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Intern Physicians |
title_sort | exposure to workplace trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder among intern physicians |
topic | Original Investigation |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8188264/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34100937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12837 |
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