As concluded A study Led by The Ohio State University College of Nursing, critical care nurses with poor physical and mental health reported significantly more medical errors than nurses in better health.
The study findings published in the American Journal of Critical Care.
In times of COVID-19 it would be worse
The authors cited research on the prevalence of symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout among critical care nurses as a basis for examining the potential correlation between well-being and medical errors. The study surveyed almost 800 members.
Those who reported poorer health and well-being were 31% to 62% more likely to make medical errors.
The study, which was conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic, also found that "nurses who perceived their workplace to be highly supportive of their well-being were twice as likely to have better physical health."
The authors mention that levels of stress, anxiety and depression probably be even higher in the current environment than before the pandemic, when the study was conducted.
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Taking care of our healthcare personnel is also good, because it prevents medical errors.
was originally published in
Xataka Science
by
Sergio Parra
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