Hard shell, soft core? Multi-disciplinary and multi-national insights into mental toughness among surgeons
Knoedler L, Dean J, Knoedler S, Kauke-Navarro M, Hollmann K, Alfertshofer M, Helm S, Prantl L, Schliermann R. Hard shell, soft core? Multi-disciplinary and multi-national insights into mental toughness among surgeons. Frontiers In Surgery 2024, 11: 1361406. PMID: 38645505, PMCID: PMC11027567, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1361406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental toughnessGeneral life satisfactionLife satisfactionPrevalence of burnoutMental Toughness QuestionnaireCross-sectional designResilience-building programsHealthcare outcomesPatient safetyReduce burnoutTargeted interventionsInferential statistical analysesMedical professionalsPersonal well-beingPersonal life satisfactionProfessional dedicationPsychological skillsWell-beingSurgical performancePersonal factorsLongitudinal dataBurnoutStatistically significant higher levelsSatisfactionMulti-disciplinary