Ofra Halperin, Nasra Idilbi, Dafna Robes, Sari Nahir Biderman, Helena Malka-Zeevi, Gizelle Green
BACKGROUND: Health care professionals working in delivery rooms often encounter stressful situations. Understanding their challenges and the support they receive is essential for improving their well-being and consequently patient care. PURPOSE: Examining the relationship between burnout, intentions to leave, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and complex PTSD among health care professionals, and identifying their predictors. METHODS: A mixed methods design, including a survey among 196 midwives and gynecologists assessing burnout, intentions to leave, exposure to negative work experiences and PTSD, as well as 15 semi-structured interviews...
January 31, 2024: Nursing Outlook