Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical Stressors
Introduction The value of psychological principles has become apparent in medical settings, especially with the rise of patient-centered care. We aimed to provide a curriculum informing medical providers about the theoretical basis and clinical utility of the social-cognitive model of stress and cop...
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| description | Introduction The value of psychological principles has become apparent in medical settings, especially with the rise of patient-centered care. We aimed to provide a curriculum informing medical providers about the theoretical basis and clinical utility of the social-cognitive model of stress and coping. Methods This workshop was delivered to an interprofessional team of faculty and trainees. Our initial pedagogical approach was to relate the concepts of cognitive appraisals and coping strategies to participants’ own stress responses. We then used didactic presentation and small-group activities to explore ways to promote adaptive coping with patients to improve health outcomes. Learners participated in a mindfulness exercise, conceptualized coping strategies given a hypothetical case scenario, and, in small groups, role-played a patient encounter to construct an effective coping repertoire for the patient. Participants completed a prework self-assessment and workshop evaluation form. Results The 2.5-hour workshop had 48 participants from five professions (medicine, education, physician assistant, pharmacology, psychology). We received 35 evaluations (73% response rate). Learners reported increased real-world skills (M = 8.0 out of 10) and feeling better prepared for working in interprofessional settings (M = 7.6 out of 10). Qualitative feedback suggested that participants recognized the importance of individual differences in coping with stress and felt they could categorize strategies into emotion- or problem-focused coping. Discussion This workshop provided participants with basic knowledge about the social-cognitive model of stress and coping and allowed them to practice newly learned skills in a role-play as an interprofessional medical care team. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af56ace975c747bd8e9a310827e41ec62023-02-14T05:00:12ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652023-02-011910.15766/mep_2374-8265.11300Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical StressorsCaroline F. Z. Stuhlmann0Hannah Spellman1Daniel J. Coletti2Sixth-Year Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology, The Graduate Center and Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY); Research Scientist, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)Third-Year Resident, Pediatric Residency Program, Department of General Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children's HospitalDirector of Behavioral Health Services, Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwell Health; Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellIntroduction The value of psychological principles has become apparent in medical settings, especially with the rise of patient-centered care. We aimed to provide a curriculum informing medical providers about the theoretical basis and clinical utility of the social-cognitive model of stress and coping. Methods This workshop was delivered to an interprofessional team of faculty and trainees. Our initial pedagogical approach was to relate the concepts of cognitive appraisals and coping strategies to participants’ own stress responses. We then used didactic presentation and small-group activities to explore ways to promote adaptive coping with patients to improve health outcomes. Learners participated in a mindfulness exercise, conceptualized coping strategies given a hypothetical case scenario, and, in small groups, role-played a patient encounter to construct an effective coping repertoire for the patient. Participants completed a prework self-assessment and workshop evaluation form. Results The 2.5-hour workshop had 48 participants from five professions (medicine, education, physician assistant, pharmacology, psychology). We received 35 evaluations (73% response rate). Learners reported increased real-world skills (M = 8.0 out of 10) and feeling better prepared for working in interprofessional settings (M = 7.6 out of 10). Qualitative feedback suggested that participants recognized the importance of individual differences in coping with stress and felt they could categorize strategies into emotion- or problem-focused coping. Discussion This workshop provided participants with basic knowledge about the social-cognitive model of stress and coping and allowed them to practice newly learned skills in a role-play as an interprofessional medical care team.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11300CopingMindfulnessStressIntegrated Behavioral HealthIntegrative MedicineInterprofessional Education |
| spellingShingle | Caroline F. Z. Stuhlmann Hannah Spellman Daniel J. Coletti Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical Stressors MedEdPORTAL Coping Mindfulness Stress Integrated Behavioral Health Integrative Medicine Interprofessional Education |
| title | Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical Stressors |
| title_full | Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical Stressors |
| title_fullStr | Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical Stressors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical Stressors |
| title_short | Everybody Copes: An Interprofessional Workshop on Stress, Coping, and Helping Primary Care Patients Manage Medical Stressors |
| title_sort | everybody copes an interprofessional workshop on stress coping and helping primary care patients manage medical stressors |
| topic | Coping Mindfulness Stress Integrated Behavioral Health Integrative Medicine Interprofessional Education |
| url | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11300 |
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