Education curriculum for surgical interns that improves stress management and grit levels

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ID21448481
AuthorsJianhua Shi (0000-0001-7009-8945, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Institute of Advanced Surgical Technology and Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China), Tao Li (0000-0001-7895-4136, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Institute of Advanced Surgical Technology and Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China), Pengkang Chang (0000-0001-9861-9087, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Institute of Advanced Surgical Technology and Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China), Zheng Wang (0000-0003-0758-2202, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Institute of Advanced Surgical Technology and Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, corresponding author), Liangshuo Hu (0000-0001-8288-592X, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Institute of Advanced Surgical Technology and Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume44
Issue3
Pages263-266
Publication date2022-03-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Teacher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-159X • E-ISSN: 1466-187X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0142159x.2021.1984407
PMID34608836
OpenAlexW3202960991
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited19

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

Anxiety · Baseline (sea) · Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Curriculum · Extraversion and introversion · Grit · Intervention (counseling) · Medical education · Pedagogy · Personality · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio) · Stress management · Clinical Psychology · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medical Education and Admissions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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