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Psychiatric Quarterly
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly 3/2016

01-09-2016 | Original Paper

The Association Between Psychological Distress and Decision Regret During Armed Conflict Among Hospital Personnel

Authors: Menachem Ben-Ezra, Haim Bibi

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 3/2016

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Abstract

The association between psychological distress and decision regret during armed conflict among hospital personnel is of interest. The objective of this study was to learn of the association between psychological distress and decision regret during armed conflict. Data was collected from 178 hospital personnel in Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Israel during Operation Protective Edge. The survey was based on intranet data collection about: demographics, self-rated health, life satisfaction, psychological distress and decision regret. Among hospital personnel, having higher psychological distress and being young were associated with higher decision regret. This study adds to the existing knowledge by providing novel data about the association between psychological distress and decision regret among hospital personnel during armed conflict. This data opens a new venue of future research to other potentially detrimental factor on medical decision making and medical error done during crisis.
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Metadata
Title
The Association Between Psychological Distress and Decision Regret During Armed Conflict Among Hospital Personnel
Authors
Menachem Ben-Ezra
Haim Bibi
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-015-9406-y

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