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Exploring Academic Pediatrician Perspectives of Factors Impacting Physician Well-Being
- Source :
- Academic Pediatrics. 20:833-839
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objective Promotion of physician well-being has emerged as a national priority, yet meaningful interventions depend on further understanding the factors that promote and detract from physician well-being. The aim of this study was to better understand the perspectives of academic pediatricians regarding the factors influencing their well-being. Methods We conducted a qualitative study using grounded theory methodology. In June 2018, we performed facilitated focus groups with academic pediatric faculty at our institution. Focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the constant comparative method to identify key themes. Results Fifty-four pediatricians participated in the focus groups. Key themes included 1) pediatricians feel inundated by collective professional and personal pressures, 2) pediatricians feel they have lost control over how time at work is spent, and 3) obscured professional-personal boundaries can cause erosion of personal life. Conclusions Pediatricians identified 3 key barriers to well-being: collective pressures, including increasing and competing academic and clinical responsibilities; low value tasks that consume their time; and erosion of personal life. This study adds to the growing literature describing physician well-being as strongly influenced by workplace factors, and offers examples of modifiable factors for further investigation.
- Subjects :
- Male
Attitude of Health Personnel
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Psychological intervention
Personal life
Burnout
Grounded theory
Midwestern United States
Occupational Stress
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Promotion (rank)
Physicians
030225 pediatrics
Humans
Pediatricians
030212 general & internal medicine
Workplace
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Academic Medical Centers
Medical education
Focus Groups
Focus group
Mental Health
Personal Autonomy
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Well-being
Female
Psychology
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18762859
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Academic Pediatrics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e4d9d1ca959ec16534276a28b71a7266