Open AccessPsychological and Psychosomatic Symptoms of Second Victims of Adverse Events: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Isolde Martina Busch,
Francesca Moretti,
Marianna Purgato,
Corrado Barbui,
Albert W. Wu,
Michela Rimondini
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1549-8425
pISSN - 1549-8417
DOI - 10.1097/pts.0000000000000589
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , confidence interval , anxiety , anger , adverse effect , medline , psychiatry , systematic review , reporting bias , clinical psychology , political science , law
Despite growing interest in the second-victim phenomenon and greater awareness of its consequences, there has not been a meta-analysis quantifying the negative impact of adverse events on providers involved in adverse events. This study systematically reviewed the types and prevalence of psychological and psychosomatic symptoms among second victims.