Rationale, aims & objective Tools for the assessment of the quality of research studies tend
to be specific to a particular research design (eg randomized controlled trials, or qualitative …

Adverse events within health care settings can lead to two victims. The first victim is the
patient and family and the second victim is the involved health care professional. The latter …

Purpose Mistakes are ubiquitous in medicine; when confronted by error, physicians may
experience anxiety, guilt, and self-doubt. Feedback may be useful for navigating these …

Burnout is plaguing the culture of medicine and is linked to several primary causes including
long work hours, increasingly burdensome documentation, and resource constraints …

Objectives Despite growing interest in the second-victim phenomenon and greater
awareness of its consequences, there has not been a meta-analysis quantifying the …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Second victim experiences can affect the well-being of
health care providers and compromise patient safety. Many factors associated with improved …

BACKGROUND: One out of seven patients is involved in an adverse event. The first priority
after such an event is the patient and their family (first victim). However the involved health …

Purpose This study explores an under-investigated topic, how medical residents experience
shame within clinical learning environments, by asking residents to reflect on (1) the nature …

Background: The prevalence of burnout, psychological morbidity and the use of coping
mechanisms among palliative care practitioners in Singapore have not been studied. Aim …

Perceptions of failure have been implicated in a range of psychological disorders, and even
a single experience of failure can heighten anxiety and depression. However, not all …