Resident and attending physician perception of maladaptive response to stress in residents

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Table 1 Stressed resident trigger tape survey designed to collect basic demographic information and respondent perception of the viewed resident's response to stress

Please check the box that indicates how much you agree or disagree with the statements about Dr. Brown, the resident in the video clip(s).

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
1. The resident on the clip is under a great deal of stress.
2. The resident on the clip is impaired.
3. The resident on the clip needs to seek professional counseling.
4. The problems the resident has are primarily related to at home issues.
5. The resident in the clip should be removed from the service.
6. The resident on the clip is not receiving adequate support from the residency program.
7. The resident on the clip is not receiving adequate support from the attending physician.
8. The resident on the clip has a substance abuse problem.
9. The resident on the clip is a risk to patient safety.
10. The resident on this clip is a good role model.
11. The resident on this clip demonstrates many of the common stressors that residents face today.
12. The resident on this clip should be able to resolve these issues her/himself.
13. Gender   Male   Female
14. What is your health care profession?   Physician   Resident, PGY ________   Nurse   Nurse Practitioner   Physician Assistant   Other (please specify) _____________________________________
15. How many years have you worked in health care? __________________
16. What is your area of specialty? __________________________________

Table 2 Percentage of respondents who gave the ratings ‘Agree’ or ‘Strongly Agree’, for attending and resident physicians after viewing trigger tapes at a workshop on stress in residency

	Attending physician (n=117) (%)	Resident physician (n=267) (%)	Odds ratio	95% Confidence interval	p
1. The resident on the clip is under a great deal of stress.	99.1	97.0	–	–	NS
2. The resident on the clip is impaired.	83.8	63.6	0.29	(0.18, 0.47)	<0.0001
3. The resident on the clip needs to seek professional counseling.	86.1	64.8	0.30	(0.18, 0.52)	0.0003
4. The problems the resident has are primarily related to at home issues.	16.5	19.9	–	–	NS
5. The resident in the clip should be removed from the service.	27.0	15.0	0.46	(0.28, 0.72)	0.002
6. The resident on the clip is not receiving adequate support from the residency program.	65.0	65.0	–	–	NS
7. The resident on the clip is not receiving adequate support from the attending physician.	87.2	75.1	0.44	(0.25, 0.77)	0.007
8. The resident on the clip has a substance abuse problem.	81.9	66.7	–	–	NS
9. The resident on the clip is a risk to patient safety.	87.8	72.9	0.52	(0.30, 0.91)	0.02
10. The resident on this clip is a good role model.	0.9	4.9	3.09	(1.68, 5.68)	0.001
11. The resident on this clip demonstrates many of the common stressors that residents face today.	93.2	94.7	–	–	NS
12. The resident on this clip should be able to resolve these issues herself/himself.	6.0	13.9	5.03	(2.82, 8.97)	<0.0001