Transdisciplinary Strategies for Physician Wellness: Qualitative Insights from Diverse Fields.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While barriers to physician wellness have been well detailed, concrete solutions are lacking.

Objective

We looked to professionals across diverse fields whose work requires engagement and interpersonal connection with clients. The goal was to identify effective strategies from non-medical fields that could be applied to preserve physician wellness.

Design

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 professionals outside the field of clinical medicine whose work involves fostering effective connections with individuals.

Participants

Professionals from diverse professions, including the protective services (e.g., police officer, firefighter), business/finance (e.g., restaurateur, salesperson), management (e.g., CEO, school principal), education, ar

SUBMITTER: Schwartz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6614234 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature