Evaluation of the the dynamic group “what’s up?” Perceived efficacy for self-care and mutual learning in a health care team

Abstract

The team of psychologists in Hematology Service of La Paz University Hospital, has incorporated a weekly dynamic, as a tool of self-care and mutual learning. The purpose is to share the assessment of the week in the personal and professional areas, in a formal and systematic proceeding. We call it “What’s-up?”
Objective: To present the perceived effectiveness of the dynamic by those who participated in it during the last 6 years. Method: Retrospective study with a single measure in the form of semi-structured online questionnaire, developed ad-hoc. The final sample consists of 41 participants.
Results: High efficiency is perceived by these professionals of this dynamic , with an average of 8 over 10 (DS=0.62). The most robust correlations turned out to be the emotional management, mutual support, group belonging and aid in the personal sphere, all of them (p<0,01).
Conclusions: The greatest perceived benefits were related to the emotional level and the group relationship, followed by learning professional skills. The implementation of self-care preventive programs for professionals in contact with intense experience of suffering is considered to be beneficial.