Mental Skills in Surgery: Lessons Learned From Virtuosos, Olympians, and Navy Seals
| Autor: | Dorotea Mutabdzic, Siobhan Deshauer, Sydney McQueen, Carol-Anne Moulton, Melanie Hammond Mobilio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Canada education MEDLINE 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Constructivist grounded theory Mental Processes Medicine Humans Surgeons biology Athletes business.industry biology.organism_classification Mental skills United States Surgery Navy Military personnel Military Personnel Work (electrical) 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Elite Grounded Theory 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Female Clinical Competence business Music Sports |
| Zdroj: | Annals of surgery. 274(1) |
| ISSN: | 1528-1140 |
| Popis: | Objective The present study investigated the role of mental skills in surgery through the unique lens of current surgeons who had previously served as Olympic athletes, elite musicians, or expert military personnel. Background Recent work has demonstrated great potential for mental skills training in surgery. However, as a field, we lag far behind other high-performance domains that explicitly train and practice mental skills to promote optimal performance. Surgery stands to benefit from this work. First, there is a need to identify which mental skills might be most useful in surgery and how they might be best employed. Methods Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 surgeons across the United States and Canada who had previously performed at an elite level in sport, music, or the military. Results Mental skills were used both to optimize performance in the moment and longitudinally. In the moment, skills were used proactively to enter an ideal performance state, and responsively to address unwanted thoughts or emotions to re-enter an acceptable performance zone. Longitudinally, participants used skills to build expertise and maintain wellness. Conclusions Establishing a taxonomy for mental skills in surgery may help in the development of robust mental skills training programs to promote optimal surgeon wellness and performance. |
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