Survey Evaluating Elements in Choosing Mentors/ Mentees in Anesthesia

NCT05968339 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: Mentor-Anesth
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mentorship is increasingly recognised as a core component of career advancement, medical education and psychosocial support. Mentorship is defined as the relationship between a mentor and a mentee, where both collegially gain from an open and active relationship Overall, there is little known about mentorship in anaesthesia. To our knowledge, no study has yet explored the fostering of an anaesthetic mentor-mentee relationship from the point of view of the mentor and mentee themselves. Preferences with regards to implementation programs versus free choice and the importance of sociodemographic characteristics (gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, age) have also yet to be investigated. The prevalence of mentor-mentee relationships/ the understanding of mentor and mentee choice in anaesthesia will be studied. In parallel, key socio-demographics that are linked to the choice of mentor-mentee, as well as evaluate availability of mentors, and other barriers to finding mentorship will also be investigated. Hypothesis: mentorship might be affected by demographics such as gender, age, ethnicity, working country, experience, academia and subspecialty.

Conditions

Anesthesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Survey-1

  The first part of the survey consists of sociodemographic data.

  12 months

• Survey-2

  The second part evaluates preferences choosing a mentor/ a mentee, as well as facilitators and barriers to mentorship relationships.

  12 months

Interventions

Survey OTHER

The survey will be distributed via scientific anesthesiology societies and will be open for a total of 12 consecutive months. Participation in the survey will be voluntary and anonymous - individual consent will be implied by willingness to complete the survey. The survey will be conducted via SurveyMonkey. SurveyMonkey allows "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act" (HIPAA)(12) compliant surveys to be created. These follow strict rules around the protection of health information. Of note, SurveyMonkey is also GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliant. Data gathered from the questionnaires will be safely stored. Access to the database will be password protected and only the authors will have access for the purpose of data analysis at the end of the survey period. Analysis using chi squared tests and logistic regressions will be performed by trained statisticians.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The survey will be distributed via anesthesiology societies (ESAIC: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care and ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists).

You may qualify if:

• Anesthesiologists who are members of ESAIC/ASA

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université Libre de Bruxelles: lead
• AZ Sint-Lucas Brugge: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

AZ Sint Jan Brugge

Bruges, Belgium

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Gisselbaek M, Marsh B, Soriano L, Jackman S, Seidel L, Albert A, Matot I, Coppens S, Narouze S, Barreto Chang OL, Saxena S. Gender and Race/Ethnicity dynamics in anesthesiology mentorship: results of a European survey. BMC Anesthesiol. 2024 Sep 6;24(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12871-024-02692-6.

  PMID: 39242999 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Sarah Saxena, MD; PHD

  Université Libre de Bruxelles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sarah Saxena, MD; PHD

CONTACT

+3250452111; sarah.saxena@ulb.ac.be

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Staff

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2023
• First Posted: August 1, 2023
• Study Start: September 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2024
• Study Completion: December 15, 2024
• Last Updated: February 13, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)