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23 pediatric interns at CHLA, 1975-1976. participated in a project to assess the stresses of internship, to analyze changes in interns' attitudes to and behavior with patients, and to provide enrichment of internship. Data were obtained at beginning, middle and end of internship by means of questionnaire; ratings by chief residents; videotapes of intern-patient interaction; and a videotape test of interpersonal skill. Enrichment consisted of support groups and individual feedback about each intern's own videotape. Results indicated that end-of-year overall rating of interns by chiefs did not correlate with the pre-admission rank by the hospital admission committee, nor with the videotape test. Questionnaire responses were combined into clusters relating to attitudes toward various features of the interns' experiences. Significant (p <.01) changes from initial expectations to reported attitudes at middle and end-of-year included: increased stress perceived, increased confidence, decreased quality of life, decreased use of appropriate coping mechanisms and less positive view of associates. There were trends for general feelings about internship to become less positive, and for married interns to have more positive feelings about internship than single interns. There were no significant differences noted between male and female interns.
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Werner, E., Adler, R., Robinson, R. et al. ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF INTERNSHIP. Pediatr Res 11, 384 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197704000-00090
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