Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment Policy
Aim: Because emergency medicine is extremely demanding and challenging for emergency medical personnel (EMP), it is important that the personality traits of EMP be understood. Few studies have addressed the personality traits that EMP should possess. The aim of this study was to systematically revie...
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| description | Aim: Because emergency medicine is extremely demanding and challenging for emergency medical personnel (EMP), it is important that the personality traits of EMP be understood. Few studies have addressed the personality traits that EMP should possess. The aim of this study was to systematically review the personality traits of EMP to establish a profile that can help identify individuals whose personalities are suited to prehospital emergency occupations.Materials and Methods:Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, and PsychINFO, with information accumulated from their conception to March 2015, were searched using the terms “personality,” “trait,” “rescue,” “emergency,” “medical,” “services,” “personnel,” “paramedic,” and “technician.” The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement was followed in this review. Data extraction was performed by two authors who independently reviewed each article.Results: Of 398 articles found, 27 were eligible for review. A total of 9,721 paramedics had participated in the selected studies. Nearly half of the studies were performed in the USA and Australia. The paramedics scored high in conscientiousness, sensation seeking, resiliency, and empathy but low in extroversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness.Conclusion:While high conscientiousness and low neuroticism could be assumed to be protective factors against post-traumatic stress disorder among EMP, certain personality traits, such as conscientiousness, put them at risk of burnout. The personality traits of paramedics need to be further investigated in terms of role model traits and performance indicators related to personality traits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb0f505ee91d4003bb45b342bc80a7502023-02-15T16:21:12ZengGalenos YayineviEurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine2149-58072149-60482016-09-0115314414910.5152/eajem.2016.8029913049054Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment PolicyAmir Mirhaghi0Maryam Mirhaghi1Atsushi Oshio2Saeid Sarabian3 Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Department of Clinical Psychology, Shahrood Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Department of Clinical Psychology, Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran Aim: Because emergency medicine is extremely demanding and challenging for emergency medical personnel (EMP), it is important that the personality traits of EMP be understood. Few studies have addressed the personality traits that EMP should possess. The aim of this study was to systematically review the personality traits of EMP to establish a profile that can help identify individuals whose personalities are suited to prehospital emergency occupations.Materials and Methods:Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, and PsychINFO, with information accumulated from their conception to March 2015, were searched using the terms “personality,” “trait,” “rescue,” “emergency,” “medical,” “services,” “personnel,” “paramedic,” and “technician.” The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement was followed in this review. Data extraction was performed by two authors who independently reviewed each article.Results: Of 398 articles found, 27 were eligible for review. A total of 9,721 paramedics had participated in the selected studies. Nearly half of the studies were performed in the USA and Australia. The paramedics scored high in conscientiousness, sensation seeking, resiliency, and empathy but low in extroversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness.Conclusion:While high conscientiousness and low neuroticism could be assumed to be protective factors against post-traumatic stress disorder among EMP, certain personality traits, such as conscientiousness, put them at risk of burnout. The personality traits of paramedics need to be further investigated in terms of role model traits and performance indicators related to personality traits. http://akademikaciltip.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/systematic-review-of-the-personality-profile-of-pa/21814 Personalityemergencymedicalservicesparamedics |
| spellingShingle | Amir Mirhaghi Maryam Mirhaghi Atsushi Oshio Saeid Sarabian Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment Policy Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine Personality emergency medical services paramedics |
| title | Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment Policy |
| title_full | Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment Policy |
| title_fullStr | Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment Policy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment Policy |
| title_short | Systematic Review of the Personality Profile of Paramedics: Bringing Evidence into Emergency Medical Personnel Recruitment Policy |
| title_sort | systematic review of the personality profile of paramedics bringing evidence into emergency medical personnel recruitment policy |
| topic | Personality emergency medical services paramedics |
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