Association of Pediatric Resident Physician Depression and Burnout With Harmful Medical Errors on Inpatient Services.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine whether higher rates of medical errors were associated with positive screenings for depression or burnout among resident physicians.

Method

The authors conducted a prospective cohort study from 2011 to 2013 in seven pediatric academic medical centers in the United States and Canada. Resident physicians were screened for burnout and depression using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and Harvard Department of Psychiatry/National Depression Screening Day Scale (HANDS). A two-step surveillance methodology, involving a research nurse and two physician reviewers, was used to measure and categorize errors. Bivariate and mixed-effects regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between burnout, depression, and rates of ha

SUBMITTER: Brunsberg KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667283 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature