Impact of CAre-related Regret Upon Sleep (ICARUS) cohort study: protocol of a 3-year multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of novice healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthcare professionals are particularly at risk of developing numerous physical and psychological health problems. The experiences of emotional burden associated with providing healthcare, notably care-related regret, have been associated with these health problems, but only using cross-sectional data so far. Evidence of a causal impact of regret has not been assessed. The Impact of CAre-related Regret Upon Sleep (ICARUS) study is the first prospective and international cohort study established to examine how newly practising healthcare professionals adapt to their challenging job by assessing the impact of care-related regret on sleep and job quitting.

Method and analysis

The ICARUS cohort study will include newly practising healthcare professionals working i

SUBMITTER: Cheval B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875595 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature