Peer support: A needs assessment for social support from trained peers in response to stress among medical physicists.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Previous studies suggest that within radiation oncology, medical physicists (MP) experience high workloads. Little is known about how MPs use social support (SS) in times of stress.

Methods

In collaboration with the Workgroup on Prevention of Medical Error, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine administered this Human Investigation Committee (HIC) approved email survey to 8566 members. Respondents were considered likely to seek SS if they answered (probably/definitely would) and unlikely to seek support if they answered (probably/definitely would not). Logistic regression was applied to determine associations between demographic factors and willingness to seek support as well as perception of barriers.

Results

One thousand two hundred and ninety-s

SUBMITTER: Johnson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6753865 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature