Suicide among physicians and health-care workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Dutheil, C Aubert, B Pereira, M Dambrun, F Moustafa… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Medical-related professions are at high suicide risk. However, data are
contradictory and comparisons were not made between gender, occupation and specialties …

The prevalence of sleep disturbances among physicians and nurses facing the COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Salari, H Khazaie, A Hosseinian-Far… - Globalization and …, 2020 - Springer
Background In all epidemics, healthcare staff are at the centre of risks and damages caused
by pathogens. Today, nurses and physicians are faced with unprecedented work pressures …

Are mindfulness and self-compassion associated with sleep and resilience in health professionals?

KJ Kemper, X Mo, R Khayat - The Journal of Alternative and …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: To describe the relationship between trainable qualities (mindfulness and self-
compassion), with factors conceptually related to burnout and quality of care (sleep and …

The relationship between shift-work, sleep, and mental health among paramedics in Australia

WAA Khan, R Conduit, GA Kennedy, ML Jackson - Sleep Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sleep and mental health issues,
the role of chronotype, and the relationship between these variables in Australian …

Paramedic self-reported exposure to violence in the emergency medical services (EMS) workplace: a mixed-methods cross-sectional survey

BL Bigham, JL Jensen, W Tavares… - Prehospital …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction. Studies from Australia, Sweden, the United States, and elsewhere
have found that paramedics experience violence in the emergency medical services (EMS) …

Association of burnout with workforce-reducing factors among EMS professionals

RP Crowe, JK Bower, RE Cash… - Prehospital …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Emergency medical services (EMS) professionals often work long hours at
multiple jobs and endure frequent exposure to traumatic events. The stressors inherent to …

The psychological and physiological health effects of fatigue

AM Lock, DL Bonetti, ADK Campbell - Occupational medicine, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The issue of employee fatigue is becoming increasingly prominent, particularly
in safety-critical industries. Aims To produce an in-depth review collating the known …

Burnout and safety outcomes-a cross-sectional nationwide survey of EMS-workers in Germany

N Baier, K Roth, S Felgner, C Henschke - BMC emergency medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background The association between burnout and patient safety has been analyzed in
many studies for nurses, physicians, and residents. However, studies concerning …

Effect of fatigue training on safety, fatigue, and sleep in emergency medical services personnel and other shift workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LK Barger, MS Runyon, ML Renn… - Prehospital …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Fatigue training may be an effective way to mitigate fatigue-related risk. We
aimed to critically review and synthesize existing literature on the impact of fatigue training …

Perceived occupational stressors among emergency medical service providers: a qualitative study

A Afshari, SR Borzou, F Shamsaei… - BMC Emergency …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Emergency medical services (EMS) providers are at continuous exposure to
occupational stressors which negatively affect their health and professional practice. This …