Secondary distress in violence researchers: a randomised trial of the effectiveness of group debriefings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Secondary distress including emotional distress, vicarious trauma (VT) and secondary traumatic stress (STS) due to exposure to primary trauma victims have been described in helping professionals and in violence researchers. To our knowledge, there are few prevalence studies, and no tailored interventions have been tested to reduce secondary distress in violence researchers. The study aims to (1) describe the epidemiology of secondary distress experienced by violence researchers; to (2) assess the effectiveness of group debriefings in mitigating secondary distress; to (3) assess risk and protective factors.

Methods

We conducted an un-blinded, individually randomised trial with parallel assignment. Eligible participants were 59 Ugandan researchers employed by the Go

SUBMITTER: Grundlingh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5455179 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature