TY - JOUR
T1 - PTSD and surgical residents
T2 - Everybody hurts… sometimes
AU - Jackson, Theresa
AU - Provencio, Amanda
AU - Bentley-Kumar, Karalyn
AU - Pearcy, Chris
AU - Cook, Taylor
AU - McLean, Kevin
AU - Morgan, Jake
AU - Haque, Yoseful
AU - Agrawal, Vaidehi
AU - Bankhead-Kendall, Brittany
AU - Taubman, Kevin
AU - Truitt, Michael S.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - Background We aim to evaluate the prevalence of PTSD, its association with physician burnout, and risk factors for PTSD among surgical residents. Methods A cross-sectional national survey of surgical residents was conducted screening for PTSD. Causative traumatic stressors were queried, and thirty-one potential risk factors for PTSD were evaluated. Results A positive PTSD screen (PTSD+) was found in 22% of 582 surgical residents, and an additional 35% were “at risk” for PTSD. Traumatic experiences occurred most commonly as a PGY1, and the most common stressor was bullying. An increase in average hours of work per week (p < 0.001), a high-risk screen for PBO (p < 0.001), and feeling unhealthy (p = 0.001) were associated with an increasing prevalence of screening PTSD+. Conclusions The prevalence of screening PTSD+ among surgical residents (22%) was more than three times the general population. Increased work-hours, a high-risk PBO screen, and reduced resident wellness were associated with screening PTSD+.
AB - Background We aim to evaluate the prevalence of PTSD, its association with physician burnout, and risk factors for PTSD among surgical residents. Methods A cross-sectional national survey of surgical residents was conducted screening for PTSD. Causative traumatic stressors were queried, and thirty-one potential risk factors for PTSD were evaluated. Results A positive PTSD screen (PTSD+) was found in 22% of 582 surgical residents, and an additional 35% were “at risk” for PTSD. Traumatic experiences occurred most commonly as a PGY1, and the most common stressor was bullying. An increase in average hours of work per week (p < 0.001), a high-risk screen for PBO (p < 0.001), and feeling unhealthy (p = 0.001) were associated with an increasing prevalence of screening PTSD+. Conclusions The prevalence of screening PTSD+ among surgical residents (22%) was more than three times the general population. Increased work-hours, a high-risk PBO screen, and reduced resident wellness were associated with screening PTSD+.
KW - Physician burnout
KW - Physician wellness
KW - Post-traumatic stress disorder
KW - PTSD
KW - Residency
KW - Surgery
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.037
DO - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.037
M3 - Article
C2 - 28987413
AN - SCOPUS:85030634946
SN - 0002-9610
VL - 214
SP - 1118
EP - 1124
JO - American Journal of Surgery
JF - American Journal of Surgery
IS - 6
ER -