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Chiapponi, Costanza, Meyer, Christine Y., Heinemann, Silvia, Meyer, Frank, Biberthaler, Peter, Bruns, Christiane J. and Kanz, Karl-Georg (2017). Stress-Related Job Analysis for Medical Students on Surgical Wards in Germany. J. Surg. Educ., 74 (1). S. 145 - 154. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. ISSN 1878-7452

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Working conditions in hospitals generate stress within all professional groups. The aim of this study was to find out how German medical students during their senior student clerkship in surgery perceive their own stress and the stress of surgical residents. This was measured using Instrument zur stressbezogenen Arbeitsanalyse bei KlinikArztInnen (ISAK-K), a validated questionnaire of the German statutory occupational accident insurance system (BGW). DESIGN AND SETTING: This bi-institutional paper-and pencil survey was performed on 52 medical students in their sixth year, who had been working in a surgical department for 4 months. Data were compared with those of the BGW on the stress perceived by physicians working in German surgical departments. RESULTS: The stress levels measured with the ISAK-K were similar in students and in physicians working in surgery. Students believe that surgical residents experience a higher time pressure (p < 0.03). Those students planning a surgical career feel to be more exposed to time pressure (p < 0.01), but to be more free to decide how to work (p < 0.03) than their nonsurgical colleagues do. In addition, in contrast to the nonsurgical students, students interested in surgery believe that surgical residents have more possibilities to learn at work (p < 0.05) and that they can rely on their supervisors (p < 0.03). All students believe that surgical residents commonly need to take decisions without having enough information (p < 0.05). When compared with the BGW data students overestimate the stress of surgical residents. CONCLUSIONS: Students overestimate time pressure and uncertainty of surgical residents. A possible way to increase their interest in surgery is offering a better insight in surgeons' work and strategies to deal with these stressors. ( (C) 2016 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Chiapponi, Costanza UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Meyer, Christine Y. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Heinemann, Silvia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Meyer, Frank UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Biberthaler, Peter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bruns, Christiane J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kanz, Karl-Georg UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-247875
DOI:	10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.06.002
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Surg. Educ.
Volume:	74
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 145 - 154
Date:	2017
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1878-7452
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CAREER; SURGEONS Multiple languages Education, Scientific Disciplines; Surgery Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24787