- Resilience and Mental Health
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Disaster Response and Management
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
University of Bern
2012-2022
Introduction The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has exposed healthcare professionals (HCPs) to exceptional situations that can lead increased anxiety (ie, infection and perceived vulnerability), traumatic stress depression. We will investigate the development of these psychological disturbances in HCPs at treatment front line second during over a 12-month period different countries. Additionally, we explore whether personal resilience factors work-related sense coherence influence mental...
(1) Background: During a pandemic, the wellbeing of healthcare professionals is crucial. We investigated long-term association Work-related Sense Coherence (Work-SoC) and evolution psychological health symptoms acute care during first year COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Methods: This longitudinal observational study enrolled 520 multinational professionals, who completed an online survey every three months from April 2020 to 2021. Mixed linear models examined associations between Work-SOC...
Abstract. There is a growing interest in embitterment as psychological concept. However, little systematic research has been conducted to characterize this emotional reaction. Still, there an ongoing debate about the distinctiveness of and its dimensions. Additionally, categorical dimensional perspective on have developed independently over last decade. The present study investigates dimensions by bringing these two different approaches together, for first time. Bern Embitterment Inventory...
Abstract Background Debriefing is effective and inexpensive to increase learning benefits of participants in simulation-based medical education. However, suitable communication patterns during debriefings remain be defined. This study aimed explore interaction link these participants’ satisfaction, perceived usefulness, self-reported outcomes. Methods We assessed simulation sessions for residents, specialists, nurses from the local anaesthesia department at Bern University Hospital, Bern,...
Debriefing is an indispensable component of simulation-based medical education, and it has great potential for contributions to reflective learning. Little known about the relevance communication during debriefings. We developed a category framework assess content debriefings, which we used analyze possible relationships participant learning outcomes.We deductively inductively qualitative analysis coded 20 debriefings using this framework, correlated debriefing frequency with outcomes (i.e....
The COVID-19 pandemic hit healthcare professionals (HCPs) hard, potentially leading to mental health deterioration. This longitudinal study investigated the 1-year evolution of psychological acute care HCPs during and explored possible differences between high low resilient HCPs. From April 2020 2021, a convenience sample 520 multinational completed an online survey every 3 months, up five times. We used mixed linear models examine association resilience variation COVID-19-related anxiety,...
Debriefing is essential for effective learning during simulation-based medical education. To assess the quality of debriefings, reliable and validated tools are necessary. One widely used tool Objective Structured Assessment (OSAD), which was originally developed in English. The aim this study to translate OSAD into German, evaluate reliability validity German version (G-OSAD) according ‘Standards Educational Psychological Measurement’. In Phase 1, evidence based on content established by a...
Purpose To investigate the efficacy of a tailored counselling intervention for injured workers regarding different aspects subjective well-being.Materials and Methods Prospective randomized controlled trial with 192 mildly-to-moderately who were on sick leave at least 18 weeks showed high-risk profile complicated rehabilitation process in screening. Patients assessed baseline, 12 months post-injury. The outcome variables concerned five well-being (negative feelings, life job satisfaction,...
Objective: We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether highly tailored multidisciplinary counseling intervention for minor moderate injured workers improve different aspects of well-being. Exploratory analyses coping styles and optimism as moderators treatment efficacy were performed. Methods: Hundred-and-ninety-two (71.9% male; Mage = 50), who showed high-risk profile complicated recovery process, randomly assigned the work- health-related psychological (IG) or...
Abstract Objective Many injured people suffer from reduced well‐being and emotional distress even with mild‐to‐moderate accident‐related injuries. This study aimed to identify moderators of treatment efficacy a highly tailored multidisciplinary counselling intervention for workers. Methods We conducted exploratory moderator analyses prospective randomised controlled trial 192 mild moderately workers (71.9% men; M age = 50) who were either control group case management only, or an plus...