Understanding how and why quality circles improve standards of practice, enhance professional development and increase psychological well-being of general practitioners: a realist synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand how and why participation in quality circles (QCs) improves general practitioners' (GPs) psychological well-being and the quality of their clinical practice. To provide evidence-informed and practical guidance to maintain QCs at local and policy levels.

Design

A theory-driven mixed method.

Setting

Primary healthcare.

Method

We collected data in four stages to develop and refine the programme theory of QCs: (1) coinquiry with Swiss and European expert stakeholders to develop a preliminary programme theory; (2) realist review with systematic searches in MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and CINHAL (1980-2020) to inform the preliminary programme theory; (3) programme refinement through interviews with participants, facilitators, tutors and manager

SUBMITTER: Rohrbasser A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073411 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature