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Table 4 Emotional response commonly observed in second victims

From: The aftermath of adverse events in Spanish primary care and hospital health professionals

 

Primary care

   

Hospital

    
 

Doctors (N = 332)

Nurses (N = 265)

 

Doctors (N = 209)

Nurses (N = 230)

 

In the case that you or a colleague has been involved in a serious adverse event, indicate the frequency of the following responses

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P=

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P=

Feeling dazed/confusion/difficulty concentrating on work, in the days after an adverse event

2.3

0.8

2.0

0.8

0.000

2.0

0.7

2.1

0.9

0.086

Feelings of guilt

2.9

0.7

2.5

0.8

0.000

2.7

0.8

2.9

0.9

0.003

Pessimism about life/sadness

2.2

0.8

2.0

0.8

0.001

2.1

0.7

2.2

0.9

0.382

Tiredness

2.5

0.8

2.2

0.8

0.000

2.3

0.8

2.3

0.9

0.709

Anxiety

2.7

0.8

2.4

0.9

0.001

2.4

0.8

2.6

0.9

0.075

Insomnia/trouble sleeping well

2.5

0.8

2.2

0.8

0.005

2.2

0.8

2.4

0.9

0.084

Re-living the event, again and again

2.6

0.8

2.2

0.8

0.000

2.3

0.8

2.5

0.9

0.187

Anger and mood swings at work

2.1

0.7

1.9

0.7

0.029

2.0

0.7

2.0

0.8

0.847

Anger and mood swings at home

2.2

0.7

2.0

0.8

0.005

2.1

0.7

2.1

0.8

0.772

Constant doubts about what to do and whether clinical decisions are correct

2.4

0.7

2.1

0.7

0.000

2.2

0.7

2.3

0.8

0.165

Concern about loss of standing among colleagues

1.6

0.6

1.7

0.7

0.806

1.6

0.7

1.8

0.8

0.008

Concern about loss of standing among patients

1.9

0.6

1.7

0.7

0.020

1.5

0.6

1.7

0.8

0.003

Questioning whether to leave the profession

1.8

0.8

1.5

0.7

0.000

1.5

0.6

1.6

0.8

0.456

Response options for all items from 1 (never) to 4 (always)