Table 3.
Baseline well-being measures compared across demographic groups and previous experience with narrative medicine.
| Well-Being Measure Average (Standard Deviation) |
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| Variable | Group | n | PSS-10 | CAMS-R | SCS-SF | BRS | IRI-EC | MBI |
| Intervention vs. Control | Intervention | 22 | 17.0 (5.6) | 28.0 (3.5) | 3.2 (0.53) | 3.6 (0.65) | 24.7 (3.1) | 5.0 (3.0) |
| Control | 85 | 14.4 (5.9) | 28.4 (4.7) | 3.3 (0.58) | 3.7 (0.59) | 22.9 (3.7) | 3.9 (2.5) | |
| p-value | 0.08 | 0.73 | 0.34 | 0.54 | 0.04 | 0.10 | ||
| Intervention April vs. December Survey | April | 11 | 17.5 (4.0) | 28.1 (2.9) | 3.3 (0.30) | 3.7 (0.47) | 24.4 (3.3) | 5.5 (2.7) |
| December | 11 | 16.5 (6.9) | 27.9 (4.1) | 3.0 (0.67) | 3.5 (0.81) | 25.1 (3.0) | 4.5 (3.2) | |
| p-value | 0.68 | 0.91 | 0.27 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.44 | ||
| Gender | Male | 30 | 13.8 (6.6) | 28.6 (4.8) | 3.4 (0.54) | 3.8 (0.64) | 22.0 (3.2) | 4.0 (2.6) |
| Female | 72 | 15.5 (5.7) | 28.4 (4.1) | 3.2 (0.57) | 3.6 (0.57) | 23.9 (3.8) | 4.3 (2.7) | |
| p-value | 0.19 | 0.78 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.61 | ||
| Age | <30 years | 80 | 15.6 (5.8) | 27.7 (4.2) | 3.2 (0.54) | 3.7 (0.58) | 23.0 (3.9) | 4.5 (2.8) |
| 30+ years | 19 | 13.3 (5.5) | 29.2 (5.0) | 3.3 (0.65) | 3.6 (0.75) | 24.0 (2.8) | 3.3 (1.8) | |
| p-value | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 0.07 | ||
| Marital Status | Single/Divorced | 54 | 15.1 (5.2) | 28.0 (3.8) | 3.2 (0.53) | 3.6 (0.57) | 23.4 (3.6) | 4.2 (2.6) |
| Partnered/Married | 53 | 14.8 (6.6) | 28.6 (5.0) | 3.3 (0.61) | 3.8 (0.62) | 23.2 (3.7) | 4.1 (2.7) | |
| p-value | 0.81 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.20 | 0.78 | 0.86 | ||
| Children | Yes | 8 | 11.0 (3.4) | 30.3 (1.8) | 3.4 (0.43) | 4.0 (0.25) | 23.1 (3.0) | 3.8 (1.3) |
| No | 94 | 15.5 (5.9) | 27.8 (4.3) | 3.2 (0.56) | 3.6 (0.60) | 23.2 (3.8) | 4.3 (2.7) | |
| p-value | 0.048 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.96 | 0.60 | ||
| Categorical Resident | Yes | 85 | 15.4 (6.1) | 27.9 (4.6) | 3.2 (0.61) | 3.7 (0.64) | 23.4 (3.6) | 4.1 (2.8) |
| No | 22 | 13.2 (4.8) | 29.8 (3.3) | 3.4 (0.39) | 3.7 (0.44) | 23.0 (4.0) | 4.1 (2.1) | |
| p-value | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.85 | 0.61 | 0.95 | ||
| Last Weekend Off | Previous Weekend | 56 | 14.6 (6.1) | 27.9 (4.6) | 3.2 (0.62) | 3.6 (0.61) | 23.0 (4.0) | 3.9 (2.6) |
| 2 Weekends Ago | 29 | 15.7 (5.6) | 28.3 (4.2) | 3.2 (0.48) | 3.8 (0.49) | 23.9 (3.1) | 4.4 (2.9) | |
| 3+ Weekends Ago | 22 | 15.0 (6.1) | 29.3 (4.3) | 3.4 (0.53) | 3.7 (0.70) | 23.3 (3.3) | 4.4 (2.4) | |
| p-value | 0.73 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.56 | ||
| Last Vacation | In the past month | 34 | 15.3 (6.2) | 27.8 (4.8) | 3.2 (0.58) | 3.6 (0.62) | 23.5 (3.3) | 4.2 (2.7) |
| 1–3 months ago | 40 | 14.6 (5.1) | 28.9 (4.2) | 3.3 (0.50) | 3.7 (0.57) | 23.6 (3.7) | 4.2 (2.4) | |
| >3 months ago | 33 | 15.0 (6.7) | 28.1 (4.3) | 3.3 (0.64) | 3.7 (0.62) | 22.8 (4.0) | 3.9 (3.0) | |
| p-value | 0.90 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.80 | 0.65 | 0.86 | ||
| Last Rotation | Inpatient/ Newborn/Night Shift | 31 | 14.9 (6.5) | 28.5 (4.7) | 3.2 (0.67) | 3.6 (0.65) | 24.3 (3.3) | 4.0 (2.8) |
| ER/ICU | 21 | 16.9 (7.0) | 29.0 (4.6) | 3.3 (0.60) | 3.8 (0.72) | 24.4 (3.2) | 4.3 (2.6) | |
| Primary Care/Elective | 48 | 14.2 (4.8) | 28.0 (4.4) | 3.3 (0.50) | 3.7 (0.53) | 22.3 (3.8) | 4.0 (2.6) | |
| p-value | 0.25 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.02 | 0.89 | ||
| Patient Death in the Last Month | Yes | 20 | 14.0 (5.0) | 29.1 (4.1) | 3.4 (0.44) | 3.8 (0.62) | 22.4 (4.0) | 4.6 (2.2) |
| No | 87 | 15.2 (6.1) | 28.1 (4.5) | 3.2 (0.59) | 3.7 (0.59) | 23.5 (3.6) | 4.0 (2.7) | |
| p-value | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.37 | ||
| Previous Experience with Narrative Medicine | None | 14 | 17.6 (6.1) | 27.4 (3.2) | 3.1 (0.45) | 3.7 (0.69) | 23.8 (3.1) | 5.2 (2.6) |
| I have participated in a few workshops | 9 | 16.1 (5.0) | 28.9 (3.9) | 3.2 (0.65) | 3.5 (0.60) | 26.1 (2.7) | 4.6 (3.6) | |
| p-value | 0.57 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.08 | 0.61 | ||
PSS-10: Perceived Stress Scale-10; CAMS-R: Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale, R; SCS-SF: Neff’s Self Compassion Scale – Short Form; BRS: Brief Resilience Scale; IRI-EC: Davis Empathic Concern Scale from the Interpersonal Reactivity Index; MBI: Maslach Burnout Inventory – Two Item. Note: n may not sum to total sample size because of missing data. p-values are bolded and italicized if p<0.05.