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PTSD and surgical residents: Everybody hurts… sometimes

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 214; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.037

1879-1883

Theresa Jackson, Amanda Provencio, Karalyn Bentley-Kumar, Chris Pearcy, Taylor Cook, Kevin McLean, Jake Morgan, Yoseful Haque, Vaidehi Agrawal, Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, Kevin Taubman, Michael S. Truitt,

Diversity and Career in Medicine

We aim to evaluate the prevalence of PTSD, its association with physician burnout, and risk factors for PTSD among surgical residents.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.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+.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+.