Physicians' perceptions of followership in resuscitation in Japan and the USA: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While leadership is accepted as a crucial aspect of a successful resuscitation team, the role of followership has not been sufficiently explored. This study aims to explore physicians' perceptions of common favourable followership in resuscitation teams in two different countries.

Design

A qualitative study with interviews and a reflexive thematic analysis.

Setting

The authors individually interviewed critical care and emergency physicians whose clinical experience exceeded 6 years in Japan and the USA.

Participants

A total of 18 physicians participated in a face-to-face, semistructured and in-depth interviews.

Results

Five themes and nine subthemes related to followership in resuscitation were identified. Under technical skills, two themes (b

SUBMITTER: Akamine Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8354256 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature