ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Healthcare Students and Medical Residents as Second Victims: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Unveiling the hidden struggle of healthcare students as second victims through a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- The Symptoms and Impacts Experienced by Healthcare Professionals as Second Victims After a Safety Incident: A Scoping Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Revealing the second victim status of interns in emergency department through the escape room method.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Narrative Methodology to Examine Medical Students' Experiences of Adverse Events.Family medicine · 2026Article
- Second victim experiences and perceived support among newly registered nurses following patient safety incidents: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Registered nurses' emotional responses to medication errors and perceived need for support: A qualitative descriptive analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- The second victim phenomenon´s impact in male and female healthcare workers: a scoping review.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2025Article
- Anxiety and Depression and Related Risk Factors in Italian Healthcare Providers Involved in Adverse Events.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Key elements for designing effective second victim support interventions: a focus group study in European clinical settings.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The second victim phenomenon in medical education: Development of learning objectives based on the National Competency-based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education (NKLM).GMS journal for medical education · 2025Review
- Psychological Safety Competency Training During the Clinical Internship From the Perspective of Health Care Trainee Mentors in 11 Pan-European Countries: Mixed Methods Observational Study.JMIR medical education · 2024Observational
- Second Victim Experiences of Health Care Learners and the Influence of the Training Environment on Postevent Adaptation.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2024Article
- Study Protocol for the Residents' Mental Health Investigation, a Dynamic Longitudinal Study in Italy (ReMInDIt).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The European Researchers' Network Working on Second Victim (ERNST) Policy Statement on the Second Victim Phenomenon for Increasing Patient Safety.Public health reviews · 2024Article
- Medical students' experiences, perceptions, and management of second victim: an interview study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Second Victims among German Emergency Medical Services Physicians (SeViD-III-Study).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- An Evidence and Consensus-Based Definition of Second Victim: A Strategic Topic in Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, Person-Centeredness and Human Resource Management.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Second Victim Experiences in a Cohort of Healthcare Learners and the Impact on Their Well-Being.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe term second victim (SV) describes healthcare professionals who remain traumatized after being involved in a patient safety incident (PSI). They can experience various emotional, psychological, and physical symptoms. The phenomenon is quite common; it has been estimated that half of hospital workers will be an SV at least once in their career. Because recent literature has reported high prevalence (>30%) among nursing students, we studied the phenomenon among the whole population of healthcare students.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study with an online questionnaire among nursing students, medical students, and resident physicians at the teaching hospital of the University of the Piemonte Orientale located in Novara, Italy. The study included 387 individuals: 128 nursing students, 174 medical students, and 85 residents.
resultsWe observed an overall PSI prevalence rate of 25.58% (lowest in medical students, 14.37%; highest in residents, 43.53%). Of these, 62.63% experienced symptoms typical of an SV. The most common temporary symptom was the feeling of working badly (51.52%), whereas the most common lasting symptom was hypervigilance (51.52%). Notably, none of the resident physicians involved in a PSI spoke to the patient or the patient's relatives.
conclusionOur findings highlighted the risk incurred by healthcare students of becoming an SV, with a possible significant impact on their future professional and personal lives. Therefore, we suggest that academic institutions should play a more proactive role in providing support to those involved in a PSI.
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