Surgical Performance Anxiety and Wellbeing Among Surgeons: A Cross-sectional Study in the United Kingdom.

Autor:	Miller R; Surgical Psychology and Performance Group, U.K.; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St George's Hospital NHS Trust, London, U.K., Hotton M; Surgical Psychology and Performance Group, U.K.; Oxford Institute for Clinical Psychology Training and Research, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.; Oxford Psychological Medicine Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust., Williamon A; Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music, London, U.K.; Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, U.K., Kneebone R; Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music, London, U.K.; Imperial College Centre for Engagement & Simulation Science, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, London UK., Goodacre T; Nuffield Department of Surgery, Oxford, U.K., O'Leary D; Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, U.K., Chan JKK; Surgical Psychology and Performance Group, U.K.; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, U.K.; Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, U.K.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Annals of surgery [Ann Surg] 2022 Apr 01; Vol. 275 (4), pp. 632-639.
DOI:	10.1097/SLA.0000000000005199
Abstrakt:	Objective: This national cross-sectional study aims to establish the prevalence and potential impact of performance anxiety among surgeons and investigate its association with psychological traits and wellbeing. Summary and Background Data: Despite a growing awareness that human factors, non-technical skills and wellbeing in healthcare affect patient outcomes, an area that has remained unexplored is surgical performance anxiety (SPA). Methods: A prospectively registered, cross-sectional study using mixed methods was conducted across the United Kingdom. Data captured included demographics, surgical specialty, trait anxiety, trait perfectionism, SPA, and surgical perfectionism scores. Wellbeing was assessed using The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, whereas qualitative data were collected regarding surgeons' experiences of SPA. Results: A total of 631 responses were collected. Mean age was 41·2 years and mean surgical experience 15·3 years. A total of 62% were male and 52% of consultant/attending grade. A total of 100% felt that SPA affected surgeons, with 87% having experienced it themselves. A total of 65% reported SPA negatively impacted surgical performance and 96% felt SPA negatively impacted surgeons' wellbeing. Male surgeons reported significantly better wellbeing than female surgeons. Surgeons with SPA reported significantly worse wellbeing compared with surgeons who did not experience SPA. Surgeons in general experienced significantly lower mental wellbeing compared with population norms. Thematic analysis highlighted a reticence to share SPA openly and need for cultural change. Conclusions: Surgical performance anxiety is a very common and significant challenge among surgeons across all specialties at all levels of experience in the United Kingdom. It is perceived by surgeons to affect surgical performance adversely and is associated with worse psychological wellbeing. A more open culture of sharing and acknowledgment has been identified to be beneficial. Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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