Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
J Surg Educ. 2023 Dec;80(12):1741-1744. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.08.009. Epub 2023 Sep 16.
Efforts to improve physician well-being have focused on gratitude, which predicts health and happiness. Despite reported benefits, expressions of gratitude in healthcare can seem infrequent. Here, we describe Gratitude-Grams, an intervention to cultivate expressions of gratitude throughout a department.
METHODS/APPROACH: Piloted in our Department of Surgery and adopted by others, Gratitude-Grams employs a web-based platform (Qualtrics). Program feedback was solicited during teaching conferences using an anonymous department survey.
Gratitude-Grams streamlines and encourages expressions of gratitude while minimizing maintenance, cost, and time. The platform has been highly utilized and well-received in our Department of Surgery.
Expressing and receiving gratitude has been shown to be critical for well-being. Gratitude-Grams is a highly utilized, simple, and attainable system to support expressions of gratitude and is ready for rapid implementation.
提高医生幸福感的努力集中在感恩上,感恩可以预测健康和幸福。尽管有报道称感恩有好处,但在医疗保健中表达感恩似乎并不常见。在这里,我们描述了 Gratitude-Grams,这是一种在整个部门培养感恩表达的干预措施。
方法/方法:在我们的外科系进行试点,并被其他系采用,Gratitude-Grams 使用基于网络的平台(Qualtrics)。在教学会议期间,通过匿名部门调查征求对方案反馈。
Gratitude-Grams 简化并鼓励表达感激之情,同时最大限度地减少维护、成本和时间。该平台在我们的外科系得到了高度利用和好评。
表达和接受感激之情对于幸福感至关重要。Gratitude-Grams 是一种高度使用、简单且可行的系统,可以支持表达感激之情,并且可以快速实施。