Thriving among Primary Care Physicians: a Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout is high in primary care physicians and negatively impacts the quality of patient care. While many studies have evaluated burnout, there have been few which investigate those physicians who are satisfied with their careers and life-a phenomenon we term "thriving."

Objective

To identify factors contributing to both career and life satisfaction through qualitative interviews.

Participants

The subjects were primary care physicians.

Approach

Qualitative interviews were performed between July 2018 and March 2020. Physicians were identified by snowball sampling and were asked to complete validated instruments to identify job/life satisfaction and lack of burnout. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, focused on aspects of participants' career a

SUBMITTER: Gielissen KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642558 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature