Job satisfaction, based on professional and non-professional factors and individual characteristics of employees, is an important element influencing both the quality of care provided and employee tur...
The study included 137 paramedics employed in field teams and hospital emergency departments. The Job Satisfaction Scale (SSP), the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), the Utrecht Work Eng...
The average job satisfaction score measured with SSP in the studied group of paramedics was 24.50 and the average job satisfaction score measured with MSQ was 74.16. The average value of the group ide...
The studied group of paramedics showed moderate job satisfaction (measured with SSP) and work engagement, with a simultaneous high level of job satisfaction (measured with MSQ) and social identificati...
Violence against paramedics has been described as a 'serious public health problem' but one that remains 'vastly underreported', owing to an organizational culture that stigmatizes reporting-hindering...
A 2017 nationwide disability survey conducted by the General Authority of Statistics in Saudi Arabia, a sample representing the whole population living in Saudi Arabia, reported that approximately 5% ...
Descriptive cross-sectional design was used to report the knowledge and experience of paramedics towards patients with hearing/vision disabilities in Saudi Arabia. A validated questionnaire was distri...
Ninety-seven participants completed the survey. Male paramedics accounted for 77% of the study participants; 24% were Saudi Red Crescent employees, and 57% were 20-25 years old. Most participants enco...
Assisting patients with hearing or visual impairments is challenging, especially during an emergency. We recommend programs that provide specific training in handling hearing or visually impaired pati...
Like other public safety professions, paramedicine has historically been a male-dominated occupation. Although women are increasingly choosing paramedicine as a career, participation in leadership rol...
We distributed an in-person, paper-based survey during the fall 2019 - winter 2020 continuing medical education sessions. Participating paramedics completed a demographic questionnaire alongside a bat...
Out of 607 paramedics attending, we received 600 completed surveys, with 11 excluded for missing data, leaving 589 for analysis and a 97% response rate. Women comprised 40% of the active-duty paramedi...
Although paramedicine is witnessing an encouraging shift in the demography of its workforce, our results point to a potential under-representation of women in leadership roles. Future research should ...
The prevalence of mental and behavioural illnesses in the Australian community is increasing. Paramedics are frequently the first health responders to a mental health crisis, and their workload associ...
A pilot workplace learning opportunity was established in which students completed a portion of their community service hours in an inpatient mental health setting at Port Macquarie Base Hospital. Eig...
Student responses to this placement experience were overwhelmingly positive. The data showed that all the students responded "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" to each of the survey items. Thematic analysis ...
This pilot study suggests that mental health placements for paramedics have meaningful educational value and can impact student learning. Since this pilot study, mental health placements have been per...
Emergency medical services rely heavily on paramedics who, as frontline responders, face unique stressors that can potentially lead to burnout. This pilot study utilizes the Oldenburg Burnout Inventor...
A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 01 to April 30, 2023, utilizing an online survey accessible to Polish paramedics. The OLBI, a validated tool, was employed to measure burnout, focusing...
Among the 147 participating paramedics, the majority were male (65.99%). Paramedics exhibited burnout symptoms across both dimensions measured by The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory scale (OLBI), with an ...
This pilot study provides valuable initial insights into burnout among Polish paramedics. The OLBI's two-factor structure, evaluating exhaustion and disengagement, proved reliable and valid in this co...
Understanding the factors contributing to burnout among paramedics is crucial for developing targeted interventions. Strategies should focus on stress management training, organizational support, and ...
Violence against paramedics is widely recognized as a serious, but underreported, problem. While injurious physical attacks on paramedics are generally reported, non-physical violence is less likely t...
Paramedics are increasingly being called to attend patients dying from advanced incurable conditions. However, confidence to deal with such calls varies, with many feeling relatively unskilled in this...
A Theory of Change approach was used as the overarching theoretical framework for developing an intervention to improve paramedic end-of-life skills. Nine stakeholders - including specialist community...
The stakeholders agreed the desired impact was to provide consistent, holistic, patient-centred, and effective EoLC. Four potential long-term outcomes were suggested: (1) increased use of anticipatory...
A Theory of Change approach was effective at identifying impact, outcomes, and the important features of an end-of-life intervention for paramedics. This study identified the need for paramedics to ha...
To address an important care issue in Canada, we tested the association between paramedic system hospital offload and response time, while considering the impact of other system-level factors....
Data from Calgary, Alberta (2014-2017), included median offload (exposure) and response (outcome) time aggregated by hour, with covariates paramedic system episodes of care-dispatch and arrival of a r...
301,105 EMS episodes of care over 26,193 1-h periods were included. For any given 1-h period, the median (IQR) across all episodes of care for offload time, response time, episodes of care, and hospit...
Increasing offload is associated with increased response time; however the relationship is complex, with a greater impact on response time noted in select situations such as high volume in the winter....
This article explores the impact of mental health issues on paramedics in Australia, particularly Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, caused by their exposure to high levels of stress. The prevalence of P...
This study conducted a two-step process to review literature and university handbooks to determine the level of education provided to paramedic students on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and resilienc...
This study conducted a systematic search of national and international literature and Australian undergraduate pre-registration paramedicine programs to identify any studies pertaining to the educatio...
This literature review concludes that appropriate training and support, teaching resilience, and promoting self-care are crucial in preparing paramedic students for the emotional and psychological dem...
