Can Schwartz Center Rounds support healthcare staff with emotional challenges at work, and how do they compare with other interventions aimed at providing similar support? A systematic review and scoping reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(i) To synthesise the evidence-base for Schwartz Center Rounds (Rounds) to assess any impact on healthcare staff and identify key features; (ii) to scope evidence for interventions with similar aims, and compare effectiveness and key features to Rounds.

Design

Systematic review of Rounds literature; scoping reviews of comparator interventions (action learning sets; after action reviews; Balint groups; caregiver support programme; clinical supervision; critical incident stress debriefing; mindfulness-based stress reduction; peer-supported storytelling; psychosocial intervention training; reflective practice groups; resilience training).

Data sources

PsychINFO, CINAHL, MEDLINE and EMBASE, internet search engines; consultation with experts.

Eligibility crit

SUBMITTER: Taylor C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196967 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature