Self-reported surgeon health behaviours: A multicentre, cross-sectional exploration into the modifiable factors that impact surgical performance with the association of surgeons in training.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Surgeons regularly educate patients on health promoting behaviours including diet, sleep and exercise. No study thus far has explored surgeons' personal compliance with these health behaviours and their relationship with surgical performance. The primary outcomes of this study were self-reported health, health related behaviours, wellbeing, fatigue and surgical performance.

Methods

A survey of validated themes on health related behaviours, workplace variables and performance was distributed to surgical trainees and consultants in the UK and Ireland through the Association for Surgeons in Training (ASiT). Non-parametric analysis was used to determine inferential associations.

Results

Ninety five surgeons (51.5% female, 39.9% registrars) completed the surve

SUBMITTER: Whelehan DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8111267 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature