Self-reported surgeon health behaviours: A multicentre, cross-sectional exploration into the modifiable factors that impact surgical performance with the association of surgeons in training

• Published in: Annals of medicine and surgery Vol. 65; p. 102299
• Main Authors: Whelehan, Dale F., Connelly, Tara M., Burke, Joshua R., Doherty, Eva M., Ridgway, Paul F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: ASiT; Cross-sectional Study; Fatigue; Performance management; Sleep deprivation; Surgical performance; Surgical performance; Fatigue; ASiT; Performance management; Sleep deprivation

Surgeons regularly educate patients on health promoting behaviours including diet, sleep and exercise. No study thus far has explored surgeons’ personal compliance with these health behaviours and their relationship with surgical performance. The primary outcomes of this study were self-reported hea...