Resilience in Emergency Medical Responders: A Pilot Study of a Reflective Journal Intervention Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Gail Rowntree; Sarah Atayero; Melanie Diem O´Connell; Martina Hoffmann; Ashna Jassi; Vytautas Narusevicius; Dimosthenis Tsapekos

doi:10.5334/jeps.cw

Resilience in Emergency Medical Responders: A Pilot Study of a Reflective Journal Intervention Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Volume 6 (2015): Issue 2

By: Gail Rowntree, Sarah Atayero, Melanie Diem O´Connell, Martina Hoffmann, Ashna Jassi, Vytautas Narusevicius and Dimosthenis Tsapekos

Open Access

|Jul 2015

Abstract

Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) work in potentially traumatic situations as part of their job. To enable them to do so requires a degree of resilience (i.e., the ability to bounce back from exposure to disruptive events). Taking a mixed-methods approach, the proposed study addresses the question of whether a reflective journal intervention will impact EMRs’ resilience to support positive outcomes. Data will be collected in four EU countries. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale will be administered for pre- and post-intervention assessment, while qualitative data will be collected for further analysis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jeps.cw | Journal eISSN: 2222-6931

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Language: English

Page range: 79 - 84

Published on: Jul 22, 2015

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Keywords:

resilience,

trauma,

emergency responders,

intervention,

journaling

© 2015 Gail Rowntree, Sarah Atayero, Melanie Diem O´Connell, Martina Hoffmann, Ashna Jassi, Vytautas Narusevicius, Dimosthenis Tsapekos, published by Ubiquity Press
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