The "Double Victim Phenomenon": Results From a National Pilot Survey on Second Victims in German Family Caregivers (SeViD-VI Study).
Stefan BushuvenMilena Trifunovic-KoenigVictoria KlemmPaul DiesenerSusanne HallerReinhard StrametzPublished in: Journal of patient safety (2024)
Regarding the limitations of this pilot study, demanding for resampling in larger populations, we could show that second victim effects and moral injury are detectable in family caregivers by validated instruments and are not inferior to professionals' experiences. Concerning the demand for further studies, we confirmed the applicability of the testing instruments but with need for item reduction to lower response burden.