A viscious circle: Doctor distress and errors
Ambulatory Safety Monitor, September 14, 2006
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The errors that lead to physician distress make the occurrence of further errors due to the distress more likely, accordinf tp a survey conducted by the Mayo Clinic.
The results of the survey, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), noted that physicians who have committed a medical error in the past three months are likely to report a corresponding depression and burnout, which may cause errors in the future.
The Mayo study, the first to follow a group of residents prospectively, found that, "Self-perceived medical errors were associated with a subsequent decrease in quality of life and worsened measures in all domains of burnout. Self-perceived errors were associated with an significant ratio of screening positive for depression. In addition, increased burnout in all domains and reduced empathy were associated with increased odds of self-perceived error in the following 3 months."
To read a free abstract of the article from JAMA click here.
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