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. 2016 Jun 15:2:25.
doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2016.06.01. eCollection 2016.

Resilience training for healthcare providers: an Asian perspective

Florence Alice Hamou-Jennings  1 , Chaoyan Dong  2
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Resilience training for healthcare providers: an Asian perspective

Florence Alice Hamou-Jennings et al. Mhealth. .

Abstract

The level of burnout has been found to be high in medical students, alongside maladaptive coping behaviours such as heightened alcohol and drug intake and mental health issues in the US, Europe and other developed countries. While burnout and resilience in healthcare have been researched in the West, there is a paucity of data in Asia pertaining to these factors. In this article, we review stressors in medicine, specifically during medical school training, the consequences of burnout on physicians' health and patient care, and the interventions that might expound resilience among students. Finally, we present potential solutions within an Asian context.

Keywords: Asia; Medical training; resilience.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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