Why do doctors seek peer support? A qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand how doctors reflect on when and why they seek help from an organised peer-support service.

Design

Data were collected through audiotaped, qualitative, semi-structured interviews. The interviews were analysed with systematic text condensation.

Setting

A peer-support service accessible to all doctors in Norway.

Participants

Thirteen doctors were interviewed after attending a counselling service in fall 2018. They were selected to represent variation in gender, demographics, and medical specialty. Doctors were excluded if the interview could not be held within 10 days after they had accessed peer support.

Results

The doctors' perspectives and experiences of when and why they seek support and their expectations of the help they would

SUBMITTER: Horne IMT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature