Personal Resilience

Ability of Physician Well-being Index (PWBI) to Identify Residents in Distress

Type: Peer-reviewed Literature

This study in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education sought to evaluate the ability of the Physician Well-Being Index (PWBI), a 7-item screening index, to identify residents in distress. Researchers used a cross-sectional anonymous email survey to assess evidence of relationship between the PWBI score to other variables measuring distress. The researchers also and evaluated the performance of the index after substituting the original fatigue item with an item not associated with driving a car. Results indicated that the 7-item PWBI appears to be a useful screening index to identify residents whose degree of distress may negatively impact the quality of care they deliver.

Authors: Liselotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE, Daniel Satele, BA, Jeff Sloan, PhD, Tait D. Shanafelt, MD
Source:  Journal of Graduate Medical Education
Online publication date: 12-Apr-2018.

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