Journal
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Volume 166, Issue 1, Pages 86-92Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1177/01945998211010108
Keywords
residency training; physician fatigue; duty hours; sleep deprivation; fatigue; safety climate; Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire
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- National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health [5U54GM104942-04]
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Clinical and Translational Research IDeA [F5V03BBR]
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Otolaryngology residents perceive a suboptimal safety climate regarding duty hour compliance issues, and there is an inverse relationship between fatigue and modified SCS scores, indicating that fatigue may be lower in programs where residents prioritize ACGME duty hour compliance.
Objective To compare otolaryngology residents' perceptions of safety climate with respect to duty hour compliance and self-perceived fatigue. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Forty-one otolaryngology residencies distributed across the United States. Methods A national sample of otolaryngology residents was surveyed electronically in 2019. The survey included demographic details, on-call descriptors, an 18-point Safety Climate Survey (SCS) modified to measure perceptions of program attitudes and practices around resident duty hour compliance, and the 33-point Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ). Results Of 397 surveyed residents, 205 (51.6%) responded. The mean modified SCS score was 11.29 out of 18 (95% CI, 10.76-11.81). Respondents were most likely to disagree with Residents are told when they are at risk of working beyond ACGME [Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education] duty hour restrictions, where 100 (48.8%) disagreed or strongly disagreed. The mean CFQ score was 15.99 of 33 (95% CI, 15.17-16.81). As the modified SCS score improved, CFQ scores decreased, indicating an inverse relationship between duty hour safety climate and fatigue. Having a protected postcall day off and having the program director, chief resident, or senior resident decide that a resident should take a postcall day off were all associated with higher modified SCS scores. Conclusion Otolaryngology residents perceived a safety climate that is suboptimal with regard to duty hour restriction issues. Additionally, an inverse relationship between fatigue and modified SCS scores suggests that fatigue among residents may be lower in programs where residents perceive that ACGME duty hour compliance is more important.
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