Enhanced Stress Resilience Training in Surgeons: Iterative Adaptation and Biopsychosocial Effects in 2 Small Randomized Trials

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 273, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 424-432

  Lebares, Carter C ^a   Coaston, Troy N ^a   Delucchi, Kevin L ^b   Guvva, Ekaterina V ^a   Shen, Wen T ^a   Staffaroni, Adam M ^b   Kramer, Joel H ^b   Epel, Elissa S ^b   Hecht, Frederick M ^b   Ascher, Nancy L ^a   Harris, Hobart W ^a   Cole, Steven W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; cognitive training; mindfulness; performance enhancement; stress resilience; surgery; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; PILOT PROJECTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGEONS;

EID: 85101987537     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004145     Document Type: Article

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