Association of resident fatigue and distress with occupational blood and body fluid exposures and motor vehicle incidents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of resident physicians' distress on their personal safety.

Participants and methods

We conducted a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of internal medicine residents at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Participants completed surveys quarterly from July 1, 2007, through July 31, 2011, during their training period. Frequency of self-reported blood and body fluid (BBF) exposures and motor vehicle incidents was recorded. Associations of validated measures of quality of life, burnout, symptoms of depression, fatigue, and sleepiness with a subsequently reported BBF exposure or motor vehicle incident were determined using generalized estimating equations for repeated measures.

Results

Data were provided by 340 of 384 eligible residents

SUBMITTER: West CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3541922 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature