{"id":72237,"date":"2023-09-18T11:55:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T03:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/taps\/?post_type=issues&#038;p=72237"},"modified":"2024-01-02T08:54:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:54:26","slug":"in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic-significant-event-analysis-may-protect-the-well-being-of-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"issues","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/taps\/issues\/in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic-significant-event-analysis-may-protect-the-well-being-of-healthcare-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"In the midst of a pandemic, significant event analysis may protect the well-being of healthcare professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted: 14 March 2023<br \/>\r\nAccepted: 31 March 2023<br \/>\r\nPublished online: 3 October, TAPS 2023, 8(4), 57-58<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.29060\/TAPS.2023-8-4\/LE3021\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.29060\/TAPS.2023-8-4\/LE3021<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Tomoko Miyoshi<sup>1<\/sup>, Mikiko Iwatani<sup>2<\/sup><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> &amp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> Fumio Otsuka<sup>1<\/sup><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><sup><span lang=\"EN-GB\">1<\/span><\/sup><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Department of General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan; <sup>2<\/sup>Department of Nursing, Okayama University Hospital, Japan<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">It was found that the excess mortality rate for U.S. physicians was considerably lower during the COVID-19 pandemic than in the general population, but more physicians died than expected when compared to pre-pandemic levels. These results suggest that appropriate infection control measures can reduce mortality; however, additional measures are needed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many reports of burnout among healthcare professionals (HCPs). Although no causal relationship has been established, it is acknowledged that it would be difficult to pay attention to mental health issues and the creation of a healthy work environment during a pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, but what have we learned from this COVID-19 pandemic?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">We conducted six online significant event analyses (SEAs) in collaboration with facilities providing administrative support, nursing care, and medical care for COVID-19-infected individuals in March 2022. The participants were limited to HCPs and healthcare students. The presentations were based on actual cases of COVID-19-infected patients, focusing on the struggles of their positions and efforts to overcome them. Seventy-three people participated, and 38 responded to the post-event survey (52.1% response rate). Twenty respondents (52.6%) were satisfied, and 16 (42.1%) were very satisfied with this initiative, with gratitude for having the reflection.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">SEA, a method of reflection, is a learning process in which recognition of one\u2019s feelings is important (<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Henderson et al., 2002). <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">HCPs are always considered to be engaged in reflective practices. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were issues that were insufficient to transfer previous experiences. However, in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, \u201creflection in action\u201d was not sufficient to overcome the challenges, and the SEA may have served as a place for \u201creflection on action\u201d to prepare for the next stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Furthermore, this SEA provided an opportunity to recognise the existence of \u201ccommon humanity,\u201d which is one of the three elements of self-compassion (the ability to understand that people other than oneself are also suffering). It is believed that, through the SEA, the HCPs were able to become aware of the feelings of other HCPs. It has been reported that increased self-compassion increases compassion for others (Neff &amp; Germer, 2013), and the increased self-compassion of HCPs may increase their compassion for other HCPs and patients.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In the COVID-19 pandemic, reflection among healthcare providers beyond the facility may enhance self-compassion and compassion for others in preparation for the next pandemic, which may lead to HCPs\u2019 well-being.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Notes on Contributors<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">T Miyoshi conceptualised and wrote the manuscript and approved the final version.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">M Iwatani conceptualised and approved the manuscript.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">F Otsuka supervised and edited the manuscript.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Funding<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">There is no funding provided.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Declaration of Interest<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">There is no conflict of interest, including financial, consultant, institutional or otherwise for the author.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">References<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Henderson, E., Berlin, A., Freeman, G., &amp; Fuller, J. (2002). Twelve tips for promoting significant event analysis to enhance reflection in undergraduate medical students. <i>Medical Teacher,<\/i> <i>24<\/i>(2),121\u2013124. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/01421590220125240\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/01421590220125240<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Neff, K. D., &amp; Germer, C. K. (2013). A pilot study and randomized controlled trial of the mindful self-compassion program. <i>Journal of Clinical Psychology. 69<\/i>(1), 28\u201344. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jclp.21923\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jclp.21923<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>*Tomoko Miyoshi<br \/>\r\n2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku<br \/>\r\nOkayama, 700-8558, Japan<br \/>\r\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">+81-86-235-7342<\/span><br \/>\r\nEmail: tmiyoshi@md.okayama-u.ac.jp<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"template":"","issues_category":[19],"archive_category":[],"issue_type":[25],"volume_category":[61879],"class_list":["post-72237","issues","type-issues","status-publish","hentry","issues_category-letter-to-editor","issue_type-past-issue","volume_category-volume-8-number-4-october-2023"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In the midst of a pandemic, significant event analysis may protect the well-being of healthcare professionals - The Asia Pacific Scholar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/taps\/issues\/in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic-significant-event-analysis-may-protect-the-well-being-of-healthcare-professionals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In the midst of a pandemic, significant event analysis may protect the well-being of healthcare professionals - The Asia Pacific Scholar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Submitted: 14 March 2023 Accepted: 31 March 2023 Published online: 3 October, TAPS 2023, 8(4), 57-58 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.29060\/TAPS.2023-8-4\/LE3021 Tomoko Miyoshi1, Mikiko Iwatani2 &amp; 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