Education curriculum for surgical interns that improves stress management and grit levels.
Med Teach
; 44(3): 263-266, 2022 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34608836
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Overwhelming stress or burnout has been observed in medical students, including 69% of surgical interns. This study aimed to assess the stress levels of fifth-year medical students during surgical training. An education curriculum with both clinical and research sessions was evaluated for its effect on the interns' stress and grit levels.METHOD:
A blinded, prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of an educational program on the recognition and management of stress. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to assess anxiety. The Grit Scale was used to quantify the interns' grit, conscientiousness, and self-control.RESULTS:
The STAI survey results showed that the STAI state scores but not the trait scores were significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group (p < 0.05). Additionally, the postintervention STAI score and the change in the STAI score were both lower in the intervention group (p < 0.05). There was a significant increase in grit among the medical students in the intervention group from baseline to post-intervention (p < 0.001). The scores of the consistency and perseverance subscales of the Grit Scale also increased significantly from baseline to post-intervention (both p < 0.001).CONCLUSION:
The education curriculum can improve interns' stress management and grit levels. We believe this curriculum needs to be implemented in medical education, and we plan to continue the program.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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Education, Medical
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Teach
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China