Narrative medicine workshops for emergency medicine residents: Effects on empathy and burnout.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency medicine (EM) residents face unique affective challenges and barriers to interpersonal connection in their clinical environment which may contribute to decreased empathy and increased burnout. Narrative medicine (NM) might address these barriers and has had beneficial impacts in various populations but has never been studied in EM residents. In this study, we sought to evaluate the effect of NM workshops on burnout and empathy and to assess resident perceptions of the workshops.

Methods

We performed a quasi-experimental study at two EM residencies from June to October 2020. Residents at the intervention site participated in two NM workshops led by EM faculty that were composed of a close reading of a literary text, reflective writing, and group discussio

SUBMITTER: Malik Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357272 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature