Building personal resilience in paramedic students
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The present study examined the impact of a 6- to 8-hour, self-paced online resiliency training program to help students training to be Primary Care Paramedics (PCP) mitigate the risks associated with working in a trauma informed work setting. Of the 138 participants, 88 were male and 30 were female, with a mean age of 25.5 years. Of these, 81 students participated in the experimental group (who took the course), and 57 in the control group. Baseline demographic results were examined using bivariate comparisons between the control and experimental, and all were found to be statistically insignificant at p < 0.05 which suggests that there were no differences between the two groups on the pre-test demographic variables. Prior to the intervention there were no significant differences in total resilience or any of the sub-scales (selfreliance, meaningfulness, equanimity, perseverance, and existential aloneness). Following the resiliency training and the practicum experience, the experimental group scored better in total resilience and each of the sub-scores (p < 0.05) except meaningfulness. Results suggest that developing skills to mitigate and manage workplace trauma can reduce or help mitigate the negative impact of exposure to trauma and potentially reduce the risk of developing trauma related mental health problems which may impact the well-being and quality of life of students once employed as a paramedic.
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It was demonstrated in this review that psychoeducation is a way to improve mental health.
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The Methods and RS Scores sections describe an educational resilience program for paramedic students and report improved resilience scores after training. The Discussion presents benefits for mental health as a possibility; the study did not demonstrate an improvement in mental health itself. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSeven out of nine studies examining effects of interventions on students found that mind-body skills, psychoeducation, CBT, and positive psychology had a positive impact on resilience, burnout, stress, depression, anxiety, and well-being.
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- Authors
- Anderson, G. S., Vaughan, A. D., & Mills, S.
- Affiliations
- Justice Institute of British Columbia (CA)
- ORCID
- Vaughan, Adam D.
- Venue
- Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being
- Publisher
- SG Publishing
- Published
- 2017-06-28
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 51
- ISSN
- 2371-4298 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2726048999
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 3.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Arca (British Columbia Electronic Library Network) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Keywords
- personal resilience, paramedic students, workplace mental health, self-reliance, equanimity, perseverance, meaningfulness
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