Assessing the accuracy of faculty, staff, and student perceptions of stress. School Poster Session

Authors

Christopher Noel, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Sean Leonard, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Kathryn A. Connor, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Keith DelMonte, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Kelly Conn, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Sutton Burke, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Angela Nagel, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Christine R. Birnie PhD, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster Presentation

Publication Date

7-2019

Abstract

In the past academic year, AACP has offered two institutes promoting greater awareness of levels of stress, burnout, and overall well-being amongst faculty, staff, and students. Anecdotally, Wegmans School of Pharmacy (WSoP) has noted that there is considerable variability in perceptions of stress between these groups. Furthermore, there is a knowledge gap in the literature regarding the accuracy of each groups’ perception of the stress of the other groups. As part of a commitment to promote a culture of well-being, WSoP assessed faculty, staff, and student levels of stress. In addition, faculty were asked to estimate the levels of stress among students, and the executive committee estimated the levels of stress among faculty. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) was used to assess burnout in faculty, staff, and students. Domains of burnout assessed include: personal, professional, and patient/client burnout. Students and faculty were also asked a series of questions about their typical routine, stress management techniques, and fulfillment in their daily lives. A psychometric review of the CBI demonstrates its potential utility in assessing stress among pharmacy students and faculty. Our preliminary findings identified several key factors related to burnout (e.g., poor sleep quality, lack of family time, etc.) and have allowed us to build a set of guidelines for helping students reduce their levels of stress and minimize the risk of burnout. It was also noted that faculty perceptions of student stress were somewhat accurate, yet sufficiently different to warrant assessing for stress using more objective assessments and techniques.

Comments

Poster presented at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting. Chicago IL, July 13-17, 2019.

Publication Information

Noel, Christopher; Leonard, Sean; Connor, Kathryn A.; DelMonte, Keith; Conn, Kelly; Sutton Burke, Elizabeth; Nagel, Angela; Ahmed-Sarwar, Nabila; and Birnie, Christine R. PhD, "Assessing the accuracy of faculty, staff, and student perceptions of stress. School Poster Session" (2019). Pharmacy Faculty/Staff Publications. Paper 618.
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/pharmacy_facpub/618

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