TITLE:
Effect of Critical Incident Stress Debriefings on Provider Wellbeing after Adverse Events in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a Single Tertiary Care Hospital
AUTHORS:
Vivian D. Roan, Kathryn Coyne, Mabel Lee, Corinne Bazella, Marjorie Greenfield, Amy Armstrong
KEYWORDS:
Adverse Events, Health and Safety, Obstetrics, Education and Training, Second Victim, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Anthropology,
Vol.13 No.2,
May
6,
2023
ABSTRACT: Critical incident stress debriefings (CISDs) were established at this
institution in response to critical events. In this cross-sectional qualitative
study, we aim to understand the impact of CISDs on provider well-being after an
adverse outcome. The study population included 25 physicians, resident physicians, and
nurse-midwives who participated in debriefings since their introduction in 2019
within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a single tertiary care
hospital. An anonymous survey was sent to the study population with a response
rate of 72% (n = 18). The majority of survey questions were positive statements
regarding the beneficial effect of the CISD on provider well-being, and these
statements were agreed with or strongly agreed with between 61.1% to 88.9% of
the time. Of note, all of the responses that disagreed or strongly disagreed
with these statements were from faculty participants. The one faculty member
that disagreed with all positive statements responded that he/she sought
additional support following this debriefing. None of the participants
responded that the debriefing was a burden. Overall,
the CISD was found to have a positive effect on provider well-being after adverse
outcomes, especially in the resident physician group.