TY - JOUR
T1 - Studies on the second victim phenomenon and other related topics in the pan-European environment
T2 - the experience of ERNST Consortium members
AU - Carrillo, Irene
AU - Tella, Susanna
AU - Strametz, Reinhard
AU - Vanhaecht, Kris
AU - Panella, Massimiliano
AU - Guerra-Paiva, Sofia
AU - Knezevic, Bojana
AU - Ungureanu, Marius Ionut
AU - Srulovici, Einav
AU - Buttigieg, Sandra
AU - Sousa, Paulo
AU - Mira, Jose
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This publication is based upon work from COST Action CA19113, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). www.cost.eu.
Funding Information:
The authors thank the members of the ERNST Consortium for their collaboration: Ahmed Novo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Andrea Madarasova Geckova (Slovakia), Peter Tavel (Czech Republic), Peter Dieckmann (Denmark), Kaja Polluste (Estonia), Sigurbjorg Sigurgeirsdottir (Iceland), Mary Tumelty (Ireland), Augustina Jankauskiene (Lithuania), Artiom Jucov (Moldava), Rianne Wennekes (the Netherlands), Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik (Norway), Basia Kutryba (Poland), Nebojša Stilinović (Serbia), David Schwappach (Switzerland) and Pinar Ayvat (Turkey).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Background: Patient safety is a priority worldwide. When things go wrong in the provision of patient care, the healthcare professionals involved can be psychologically affected (second victims, SVs). Recently, different initiatives have been launched to address this phenomenon. Aim: To identify through the ERNST Pan-European Consortium the current study lines in Europe on SVs and other topics related to how the lack of well-being of healthcare professionals can affect the quality of care. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted based on an ad hoc online survey. All 82 academics and clinicians who had formalized their membership to the COST Action 19113 by September 2020 and represented 27 European and one neighboring country were invited to participate. The survey consisted of 19 questions that explored the participants’ scientific profile, their interests, and previous experiences in the SVs’ topic, and related areas of work in Europe. Results: Seventy (85.4%) COST Action members responded to the survey. Thirty-seven (37.1%) had conducted SV studies in the past or were doing so at the moment of the survey. Seventeen participants were involved in implementing interventions to support SVs. Future lines of study included legal issues, open disclosure, training programs, and patient safety curricula. Conclusions: Studies have been conducted in Europe on the magnitude of the SV phenomenon and the usefulness of some techniques to promote resilience among healthcare professionals. New gaps have been identified. The COST Action 19113 aims to foster European collaboration to reinforce the healthcare professionals’ well-being and thus contribute to patient safety.
AB - Background: Patient safety is a priority worldwide. When things go wrong in the provision of patient care, the healthcare professionals involved can be psychologically affected (second victims, SVs). Recently, different initiatives have been launched to address this phenomenon. Aim: To identify through the ERNST Pan-European Consortium the current study lines in Europe on SVs and other topics related to how the lack of well-being of healthcare professionals can affect the quality of care. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted based on an ad hoc online survey. All 82 academics and clinicians who had formalized their membership to the COST Action 19113 by September 2020 and represented 27 European and one neighboring country were invited to participate. The survey consisted of 19 questions that explored the participants’ scientific profile, their interests, and previous experiences in the SVs’ topic, and related areas of work in Europe. Results: Seventy (85.4%) COST Action members responded to the survey. Thirty-seven (37.1%) had conducted SV studies in the past or were doing so at the moment of the survey. Seventeen participants were involved in implementing interventions to support SVs. Future lines of study included legal issues, open disclosure, training programs, and patient safety curricula. Conclusions: Studies have been conducted in Europe on the magnitude of the SV phenomenon and the usefulness of some techniques to promote resilience among healthcare professionals. New gaps have been identified. The COST Action 19113 aims to foster European collaboration to reinforce the healthcare professionals’ well-being and thus contribute to patient safety.
KW - adverse events
KW - europe
KW - patient safety
KW - resilience
KW - second victims
KW - stressful events
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129016550&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/25160435221076985
DO - 10.1177/25160435221076985
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129016550
SN - 2516-0435
VL - 27
SP - 59
EP - 65
JO - Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management
JF - Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management
IS - 2
ER -