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

• Main Authors: Javier Barbero, Patricia Fernández-Herreruela, Helena García-Llana, Olga Mayoral-Pulido, Víctor Jiménez-Yuste
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2014-01-01
• Series: Psicooncologia
• Subjects: eficacia percibida; trabajo en equipo; autocuidado; dinámica grupal; sufrimiento.
• Online Access: http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/PSIC/article/view/43453

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?”<br /> <strong>Objective</strong>: 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. <br /><strong>Results</strong>: 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&lt;0,01). <br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: 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.