Does perceived organisational support influence career intentions? The qualitative stories shared by UK early career doctors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The wish to quit or take time out of medical training appears to be related, at least in part, to a strong desire for supportive working and learning environments. However, we do not have a good understanding of what a supportive culture means to early career doctors, and how perceptions of support may influence career decision making. Our aim was to explore this in UK Foundation doctors.

Methods

This was a qualitative study using semistructured interviews incorporating a narrative inquiry approach for data collection. Interview questions were informed by the literature as well as data from two focus groups. Interviews were carried out in two UK locations. Initial data coding and analysis were inductive, using thematic analysis. We then used the lens of Perceive

SUBMITTER: Scanlan GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009547 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature