Grit in the Workplace Experienced by Taiwanese Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Phenomenological Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore how adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) experience and express grit in the workplace.

Design

Qualitative study using Husserl's descriptive phenomenology.

Methods

Between March 2022 and June 2023, semi-structured interviews were administered to 18 ACHD recruited from two medical centre outpatient departments. The collected data underwent analysis utilising Colaizzi's 7-step analysis method, coupled with Lincoln and Guba's framework, to ensure credibility and trustworthiness.

Results

The analysis revealed five prominent themes derived from the data: (a) career choices amid constraints; (b) adjustments to one's work environment for reasons of fatigue; (c) crises in the workplace arising from exceeding one's physical limits; (d) supportive ne

SUBMITTER: Liu YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779234 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature