A qualitative analysis of the Three Good Things intervention in healthcare workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intensive care unit (ICU) personnel have an elevated prevalence of job-related burn-out and post-traumatic stress disorder, which can ultimately impact patient care. To strengthen healthcare workers' skills to deal with stressful events, it is important to focus not only on minimising suffering but also on increasing happiness, as this entails many more benefits than simply feeling good. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the content of the 'good things' reported by healthcare workers participating in the 'Three Good Things' intervention.

Methods

In a tertiary care medical centre, a sample of 89 neonatal ICU (NICU) healthcare professionals registered for the online intervention. Of these, 32 individuals eventually participated fully in the 14-day onlin

SUBMITTER: Rippstein-Leuenberger K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623381 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature