Prevalence of Second Victims, Risk Factors, and Support Strategies among German Nurses (SeViD-II Survey)
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Prevalence of Second Victims, Risk Factors, and Support Strategies among German Nurses (SeViD-II Survey). / Strametz, Reinhard; Fendel, Johannes C; Koch, Peter; Roesner, Hannah; Zilezinski, Max; Bushuven, Stefan; Raspe, Matthias.
in: INT J ENV RES PUB HE, Jahrgang 18, Nr. 20, 10594, 10.10.2021.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Prevalence of Second Victims, Risk Factors, and Support Strategies among German Nurses (SeViD-II Survey)
AU - Strametz, Reinhard
AU - Fendel, Johannes C
AU - Koch, Peter
AU - Roesner, Hannah
AU - Zilezinski, Max
AU - Bushuven, Stefan
AU - Raspe, Matthias
PY - 2021/10/10
Y1 - 2021/10/10
N2 - BACKGROUND: Second victim phenomena (SVP) are critical to workplace and patient safety, and epidemiological data are limited to investigate the causes and impact on German health care. We investigated SVP in German nurses regarding prevalence, causes, and predisposition compared to a preceding study on German physicians (Second Victims in Deutschland/SeViD-I).METHODS: We conducted a nationwide anonymous cross-sectional online study in 2020 using a modified SeViD questionnaire including the BFI-10 (personality traits). Statistical analysis was conducted using chi² tests and binary logistic regression models.RESULTS: Of 332 nurses, 60% reported to experience SVP at least once a working lifetime, with a 12-month prevalence among SVP of 49%. Of the nurses, 24% reported recovery times of more than 1 year. In contrast to physicians from SeViD-I, a main cause for becoming a second victim was aggressive behavior by patients. High neuroticism values, higher age, and medium work life experience, but neither gender nor workplace position, were predisposing for SVP. Like SeViD-I, nurses reported demand for an institutional response in cases of SVP.CONCLUSIONS: SVP is common among German nurses and comprises other causes and a different course than in physicians. Further research should concentrate on specific prevention strategies, e.g., profession- and workplace-based educational programs.
AB - BACKGROUND: Second victim phenomena (SVP) are critical to workplace and patient safety, and epidemiological data are limited to investigate the causes and impact on German health care. We investigated SVP in German nurses regarding prevalence, causes, and predisposition compared to a preceding study on German physicians (Second Victims in Deutschland/SeViD-I).METHODS: We conducted a nationwide anonymous cross-sectional online study in 2020 using a modified SeViD questionnaire including the BFI-10 (personality traits). Statistical analysis was conducted using chi² tests and binary logistic regression models.RESULTS: Of 332 nurses, 60% reported to experience SVP at least once a working lifetime, with a 12-month prevalence among SVP of 49%. Of the nurses, 24% reported recovery times of more than 1 year. In contrast to physicians from SeViD-I, a main cause for becoming a second victim was aggressive behavior by patients. High neuroticism values, higher age, and medium work life experience, but neither gender nor workplace position, were predisposing for SVP. Like SeViD-I, nurses reported demand for an institutional response in cases of SVP.CONCLUSIONS: SVP is common among German nurses and comprises other causes and a different course than in physicians. Further research should concentrate on specific prevention strategies, e.g., profession- and workplace-based educational programs.
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Nurses
KW - Prevalence
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph182010594
DO - 10.3390/ijerph182010594
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 34682342
VL - 18
JO - INT J ENV RES PUB HE
JF - INT J ENV RES PUB HE
SN - 1660-4601
IS - 20
M1 - 10594
ER -
