Chronic stress and coping among cardiac surgeons: a single center
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Authors: | Kyriakos Spiliopoulos Laura Gansera Hans Christian Weiland Tibor Schuster Walter Eichinger Brigitte Gansera |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinic Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece (Lecturer).;2.Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinic Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany;3.Institute for Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Technical University Munich, Germany |
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Abstract: | IntroductionCardiac surgeons stress may impair their quality of life and professional
practice.ObjectiveTo assess perceived chronic stress and coping strategies among cardiac surgeons.
MethodsTwenty-two cardiac surgeons answered two self-assessment questionnaires, the Trier
Inventory for Chronic Stress and the German SGV for coping strategies.ResultsParticipants mean age was 40±14.1 years and 13 were male; eight were senior
physicians and 14 were residents. Mean values for the Trier Inventory for Chronic
Stress were within the normal range. Unexperienced physicians had significantly
higher levels of dissatisfaction at work, lack of social recognition, and
isolation (P<0.05). Coping strategies such as play down,
distraction from situation, and substitutional satisfaction were also
significantly more frequent among unexperienced surgeons. "Negative" stress-coping
strategies occur more often in experienced than in younger colleagues
(P=0.029). Female surgeons felt more exposed to overwork
(P=0.04) and social stress (P=0.03).ConclusionCardiac surgeons show a tendency to high perception of chronic stress phenomena
and vulnerability for negative coping strategies. |
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Keywords: | Stress Psychological Cardiac Surgical Procedures Case Studies |
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