Understanding time use, stress, and recovery among medical resident

The medical resident population is especially likely to experience burnout and other negative health-related consequences due to the workplace stressors they encounter. A primary purpose of the present study was to provide insight into the stress and recovery challenges faced by medical residents in a typical hospital environment. Thirty-eight participants provided rich quantitative and qualitative data regarding their daily work and non-work time usage, recovery practices, and needs. Results showed that medical residents report (on average) longer working hours, less leisure time, and shorter amounts of sleep when compared with the average working American. A detailed assessment of time usage showed that medical residents do not participate in many resource replenishing activities while at work, and when out of work, tend to participate in more passive than active forms of recovery. The present results provide rich information that can aid in the creation of a more occupation-specific model of workplace stress and recovery practices for medical residents and workers in other occupations.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Cranley, Nicole Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cunningham, Christopher J. L.
• Weathington, Bart L.; Metzger, Richard
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Residents (Medicine)
• Stress (Psychology)

Licence

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/20

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1014