Use of the Revised Second Victim Experience and Support Tool to Examine Second Victim Experiences of Respiratory Therapists.
BACKGROUND: Respiratory therapists (RTs) work alongside allied health staff, nurses, and physicians during stressful and traumatic events that can be associated with emotional and physiological implications known as second victim (SV) experiences (SVEs). This study aimed to evaluate SVEs of RTs, inc...
| Published in: | Respiratory Care Vol. 68; no. 6; pp. 749 - 760 |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Jun2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=164031066&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 164031066 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00201324 4GG jtl: Respiratory Care issn: 00201324 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2023 vid: 68 iid: 6 pid: 1365 pub: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. place: New Rochelle, New York artinfo: ui: 164031066 164031066 164031066 10.4187/respcare.10719 164031066 ppf: 749 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Use of the Revised Second Victim Experience and Support Tool to Examine Second Victim Experiences of Respiratory Therapists. aug: au: Allender, Erica A. Bottema, Sophia M. Bosley, Christopher L. Holst, Stephanie J. Clark, William J. Weaver, Amy L. Rivera-Chiauzzi, Enid Y. Finney, Robyn E. affil: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota sug: subj: Respiratory Therapists Psychosocial Factors Respiratory Therapist Attitudes Evaluation Work Experiences Evaluation Stress, Occupational Evaluation Interprofessional Relations Clinical Assessment Tools Human Adult Middle Age Aged Male Female Cross Sectional Studies Adverse Health Care Event Support, Psychosocial Surveys Data Analysis Software Psychological Distress Hardiness Respondent Validation COVID-19 Pandemic Descriptive Statistics Validation Studies Respiratory Therapy Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: BACKGROUND: Respiratory therapists (RTs) work alongside allied health staff, nurses, and physicians during stressful and traumatic events that can be associated with emotional and physiological implications known as second victim (SV) experiences (SVEs). This study aimed to evaluate SVEs of RTs, including both positive and negative implications. METHODS: RTs within a large academic health care organization across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Arizona were asked to participate in an anonymous survey that included the validated Second Victim Experience and Support Tool-Revised to assess SVEs as well as desired support services. RESULTS: Of the RTs invited to participate, 30.8% (171/555) completed the survey. Of the 171 survey respondents, 91.2% (156) reported that they had been part of a stressful or traumatic work-related event as an RT, student, or department support staff member. Emotional or physiologic implications experienced by respondents as SVs included anxiety 39.1% (61/156), reliving of the event 36.5% (57/156), sleeplessness 32.1% (50/156), and guilt 28.2% (44/156). Following a stressful clinical event, 14.8% (22/149) experienced psychological distress, 14.2% (21/148) experienced physical distress, 17.7% (26/147) indicated lack of institutional support, and 15.6% (23/147) indicated turnover intentions. Enhanced resilience and growth were reported by 9.5% (14/147). Clinical and non-clinical events were reported as possible triggers for SVEs. Nearly half of respondents 49.4% (77/156) indicated feeling like an SV due to events related to COVID-19. Peer support was the highest ranked form of desired support following an SVE by 57.7% (90/156). CONCLUSIONS: RTs are involved in stressful or traumatic clinical events, resulting in psychological/physical distress and turnover intentions. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on RTs' SVEs, highlighting the importance of addressing the SV phenomenon among this population. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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