The second victim phenomenon in Latin America: a scoping review.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 NURSING

Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem Pub Date : 2026-04-10 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.7978.4828

Maria Victoria Brunelli, Ana V Fajreldines, Lucía Catalán, María Kappes

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Abstract

to map the existing evidence on the phenomenon of second victims in Latin American countries.

an exploratory review was carried out according to guidelines from the Joanna Briggs Institute, including studies on the second victim phenomenon among health personnel and health students in Latin America. The search was performed on the Scopus, PubMed, Ebsco, ProQuest, Journal Storage, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar databases. Quantitative, qualitative, mixed, editorial, and case reports published between 2014 and 2025 in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, were considered.

25 studies were included, most of them conducted in Brazil (52.0%), which focused on a range of healthcare professionals and students. The main psychological consequences included guilt, recurrent thoughts and sleep disturbances. The lack of studies on structured support programs in Latin America is a highlight.

the second victim phenomenon is frequent in Latin America, predominantly impacting psychological aspects on health personnel. Lack of regional interventions underscore the need for specific support programs, highligthing the importance of coping strategies and institutional support to strengthen patient well-being, retention, and safety culture.

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拉丁美洲的第二个受害者现象：范围审查。

绘制关于拉丁美洲国家第二受害者现象的现有证据图。根据乔安娜·布里格斯研究所的指导方针进行了探索性审查，包括对拉丁美洲保健人员和保健学生中的第二受害者现象进行了研究。在Scopus、PubMed、Ebsco、ProQuest、Journal Storage、Virtual Health Library和谷歌Scholar数据库中进行检索。研究纳入了2014年至2025年间以英语、西班牙语和葡萄牙语发表的定量、定性、混合、社论和病例报告。纳入了25项研究，其中大多数在巴西进行（52.0%），重点是一系列医疗保健专业人员和学生。主要的心理后果包括内疚、反复思考和睡眠障碍。拉丁美洲缺乏对结构化支持项目的研究是一个亮点。第二种受害者现象在拉丁美洲很常见，主要影响到保健人员的心理方面。区域干预措施的缺乏强调了具体支持计划的必要性，强调了应对策略和机构支持的重要性，以加强患者的福祉，保留和安全文化。

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期刊介绍： A Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem constitui-se no órgão oficial de divulgação científica da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo e do Centro Colaborador da OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem. Foi criada em abril de 1992 sendo sua primeira edição publicada em janeiro de 1993. No período de 1993 a 1997 tinha periodicidade semestral, de 1997 a 2000 trimestral e, a partir de janeiro de 2001, tem periodicidade bimestral. Caracteriza-se como periódico de circulação internacional, abrangendo predominantemente os países da América Latina e Caribe, embora seja também divulgado para assinantes dos Estados Unidos, Portugal e Espanha.