Efficacy of a Communication and Stress Management Training on Medical Residents' Self-efficacy, Stress to Communicate and Burnout

This is a longitudinal randomized controlled study investigating the efficacy of a communication and stress management skills training programme on medical residents' self-efficacy to communicate and to manage stress in interviews, stress to communicate in interviews, and burnout. Ninety-six me...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2010-10, Vol.15 (7), p.1075-1081
Main Authors: Bragard, Isabelle, Etienne, Anne-Marie, Merckaert, Isabelle, Libert, Yves, Razavi, Darius
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burnout
Efficacy
House officers
Selfefficacy
Stress
Stress management
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Summary:This is a longitudinal randomized controlled study investigating the efficacy of a communication and stress management skills training programme on medical residents' self-efficacy to communicate and to manage stress in interviews, stress to communicate in interviews, and burnout. Ninety-six medical residents participated. Results showed a statistically significant increase in self-efficacy and decrease in stress to communicate. No changes were noted in burnout. Results of this training may encourage its compulsory organization in the medical curriculum. Further research is required to examine whether a programme associating person-directed and organization-directed interventions could have an impact on residents' burnout. [Copyright Sage Publications Ltd.]
ISSN:1359-1053
DOI:10.1177/1359105310361992