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Rates of medication errors among depressed and burnt out residents: prospective cohort study
BMJ · 2008 · Vol. 336(7642) · pp. 488–491
Amy M. Fahrenkopf✉(Boston Children's Hospital)Theodore C. Sectish(Lucile Packard Children's Hospital)Laura K. Barger(Brigham and Women's Hospital)Paul J. Sharek(Lucile Packard Children's Hospital)Daniel Lewin(George Washington University)Vincent W. Chiang(Boston Children's Hospital)Sarah Edwards(Brigham and Women's Hospital)Bernhard L. Wiedermann(George Washington University)Christopher P. Landrigan(Harvard University)
Abstract
Depression and burnout are major problems among residents in paediatrics. Depressed residents made significantly more medical errors than their non-depressed peers; however, burnout did not seem to correlate with an increased rate of medical errors.
Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutInnovations in Medical EducationMedicineDepression (economics)BurnoutCohortProspective cohort studyConfidence intervalCohort studyDemographyPsychiatryFamily medicine
MeSH terms
Burnout, ProfessionalDepressive DisorderHumansInternship and ResidencyMedication ErrorsPediatricsProspective StudiesCohort Studies
Funding
- Children's National Hospital
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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