Posttraumatic growth and second victim distress resulting from medical mishaps among physicians and nurses.

Kara Pado; Katherine Fraus; Elie Mulhem; Kanako Taku

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Posttraumatic growth and second victim distress resulting from medical mishaps among physicians and nurses.

January 11, 2023

Pado K, Fraus K, Mulhem E, et al. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2023;30(4):716-723.

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Medical errors may lead to feelings of distress for clinicians, but these errors can also be an opportunity for growth. This study used the Second Victim Experience and Support Tool (SVEST) and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory to assess the extent, if any, of growth following a medical mishap. Rumination and the impact of the medical mishap were associated with distress among both physicians and nurses. The impact of the event was associated with growth in nurses, but no factor was associated with growth in physicians.

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