ObjectivesTo explore resilience, resilience predicting factors and resilience distribution in French medical residents. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in which general practice residents (n = 380) were asked to answer the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. One hundred thirty-seven (137) responses were collected. The scores of the different scales have been calculated. The score differences were examined using the Student’s t-test or analysis of variance. The correlations were estimated using the Pearson correlation coefficient. The relationships between scores were analysed by multiple linear regression. The heterogeneity of the sample was examined by non-hierarchical cluster analysis. ResultsResilience and empathy were positively correlated (r(135) = .36, p< .001). Alexithymia was negatively correlated with resilience, r(135) = -.40,p<.001, and empathy, r(135) = -.38, p<.001. Resilience was influenced by alexithymia, b = -.284, p = .001, empathy, b= .255, p = .002, gender (female < male), b = -.231, p = .002 and year of formation, β= .157, p = .036. Two clusters of residents were characterized. They differed by their empathy and resilience profiles and by alexithymia trait. ConclusionsAlexithymia, empathy, gender and year of formation correspond to predicting factors of resilience. This suggests that the resilience of vulnerable residents can be enhanced by increasing their empathy and by reducing their alexithymia. Thus, teaching teams could sustain their students’ well-being through educational programs aiming to develop their understanding of their own emotions and those of their patients.
La résilience correspond à la manifestation de signes psychophysiologiques positifs chez un individu évoluant dans un environnement stressant. L’échelle abrégée de Connor et Davidson (CD-RISC 10) en permet une estimation fiable et rapide. Une version française n’existant pas, nos objectifs ont consisté à produire cette version, à en analyser les propriétés psychométriques et à en tester l’invariance dans différents échantillons. Le projet a impliqué les étudiants inscrits en santé à l’Université de Nantes. Nous avons exploité 1347 réponses provenant d’étudiants inscrits en première année commune aux études de santé (PACES), d’étudiants en odontologie et en médecine ainsi que d’internes de médecine générale. Les analyses ont confirmé la structure unidimensionnelle. Les indicateurs de consistance interne et de stabilité temporelle étaient acceptables. La validité convergente était seulement satisfaite pour les internes de médecine générale. L’analyse a montré que l’invariance selon le genre ou le curriculum était acceptable au niveau métrique/ faible. Le niveau d’invariance scalaire/fort selon le genre n’a été satisfait que chez les étudiants en PACES et les internes. Une invariance partielle a été proposée en fonction du genre pour les étudiants en médecine et en odontologie. Nos résultats indiquent que l’échelle CD-RISC 10 peut être utilisée pour évaluer la résilience d’étudiants en santé en France, dès lors qu’une mesure d’invariance accompagne les analyses statistiques.
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