Longitudinal Well-being Survey & Research
Purpose:
To better understand the well-being and non-cognitive skill development of Georgetown medical students, and implement a vehicle for assessing curricular and learning environment interventions.
Survey Administration:
This survey tool is administered to Georgetown University School of Medicine students at the following time points (first administered in August of 2017):
- Beginning of first year (prior to classes starting)
- End of first year
- Beginning of second year
- End of second year/beginning of third year
- End of third year/beginning of fourth year
- End of fourth year
Definitions:
- Non-cognitive Skills – The attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that contribute to success and resiliency.
- Well-being – A good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity (Dictionary.com).
- Resiliency – the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress (American Psychological Association).
- Burnout – Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and sense of low personal accomplishment (Dyrbye et al, 2008).
- Stress – a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances (Oxford Dictionary).
- Mindfulness – the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis (Merriam Webster Dictionary).
- Empathy – The ability to identify with or understand the perspective, experiences, or motivations of another individual and to comprehend and share another individual’s emotional state (American Heritage Dictionary).
Survey Tool:
| Measure | Scale/Tool | Number of Items |
|---|---|---|
|
Resiliency |
Brief Resiliency Scale |
6 |
|
Empathy |
Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) |
14 |
|
Stress |
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) |
10 |
|
Positive and Negative Affect |
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) |
20 |
|
Mindfulness |
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) |
15 |
|
Social Support |
In general, I feel like I have people I can turn to when I need support.. |
1 |
|
Burnout |
Maslach Burnout Inventory |
2 |
|
Self-Reported Health |
In general, would you say your health is… |
1 |
|
Fatigue |
PROMIS Scale |
4 |
|
Sleep Disturbance |
PROMIS Scale |
4 |
|
Anxiety |
PROMIS Scale |
4 |
|
Depression |
PROMIS Scale |
4 |
|
Imposter Syndrome |
Clance Imposter Syndrome Scale |
20 |
|
Stereotype Threat |
Self-Perceptions of Stereotype Threat in Healthcare Students Scale |
17 |
|
Effects on Wellbeing |
General and institution-specific questions of targeted items effects on individual’s wellbeing |
23 |
|
Demographic Questions |
19 |
Research Team
- Aviad Haramati, PhD, Principal Investigator – haramati@georgetown.edu
- Dustyn Wright, Co-Investigator – djw76@georgetown.edu
- H. Carrie Chen, MD, PhD, Co-Investigator – carrie.chen@georgetown.edu
- Daniel Marchalik, MD, Co-Investigator
- Kristi Graves, PhD, Co-Investigator
- Susan Cheng, EdLD, Co-Investigator